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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • kady_bakassa2@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kady Bakassa <kady_bakassa2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: kady_bakassa99@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:19:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dearest in Heart,


Dearest in Heart,

First and foremost, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction and I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval considering the facts we have not known each other before; I wish to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Miss KADY BAKASSA from Liberia, West Africa. I write to inform you of my desire to invest, and to buy a living house in your country.

I am the first daughter of Mr. GEORGE BAKASSA ; my father was a diamond/gold merchant in my country.My father had a bullet shot by the rebels on his way traveling out of my country with two of my younger sister's due to present crisis that is occurring in our country (Liberia).

My sister's died on the spot while UN peacemaker, keeping force rescued my father, and he was taken to hospital for medical treatment,which he later died. Before he died he revealed to me about the box containing: some raw gold and $10.5 million, (Ten million and five hundred thousand us dollars).Which he deposited with a security company in
COTE D' IVOIRE for safekeeping. My father did not disclose the content of the box to the security company to avoid the officials from raising eyebrows to the funds.Presently I myself are here in COTE D' IVOIRE to notify the security company for the claims, I am here as refugee.

Therefore I want you to contact the security company here in COTE D' IVOIRE and be my beneficairy to this funds and withdraw this funds out from the security company as the direct beneficiary of this consignment and direct me on how best we can invest this money, because my father told me that it is dangerous to invest this money in Africa to avoid suspicions, and due to market instability coupled with economic and political instability facing African countries,

that is why I want to invest Abroad. For your mutual assistance, I myself have agreed to offer you 15% of the total amount of the money. My father gave me all the vital documents covering the deposit and the ownership, which I can send to you on request. Note: I will like you to keep this as confidentail as ever. Forward to me your fax and phone or mobile numbers for easy communication.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards,

Yours Kady Bakassa.

This My Alternate EMail; kady_bakassa2@yahoo.fr


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