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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: charles kamara <charles_kamara2006@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:32:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR MOST HELP.


Good Day Sir/Madam ,

My name is Charles Kamara and I am only Son of late Mr.and Mrs Kamara of the blessed royal memory. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates in one of their outings on a business trip.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then, my father took me so special.Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he
called me by his bedside and told me that he has the sum of Five Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars($5, 200 000.00)left in one of the prime bank here incote divoire and that he deposited the money with the name of his foriegn partner leaving the name of the partner withheld(open) for security reasons.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose for my future such as real estate management .

Please I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1) I want you to stand as the foreign partner to the deposit so that the bank can release the
fund on your behalf for my investment in your country.
2) To provide an empty bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
3) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 25 years old and single.
4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my school and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated
account overseas and 5% for any expences that will be incure in the transaction.

Anticipating to hear from you soon .
Thanks and God bless!

Best regards,
Charles Kamara.



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