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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.
• 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.
  • cdaba10@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Caroline Daba" <carodaba12@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:44:01 +0100
Subject: From Caroline

Dear Temple ,
I am Caroline Daba the daughter of late Mr James Daba. My father was a very
wealthy cocoa merchant in Ghana, the economic capital of Accra, my father
was poisoned to death by his business associates on 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 on November 2004 in a private
hospital here in Ghana he secretly called me on his bed side and told me
that he has the sum of five million five hundred thousand United State
Dollars.USD ($5,500,000) left in one of the private security company in
Europe.

He used my name as his only Daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of
the box. 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 such as real estate management or hotel
management. I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1) To assist me claim out the consignment in the security company where my
late father deposited the money as afamily treasure.

2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 22 years old.

3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit in your country once you recieve
the said fund.

Moreover,I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort/ you indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that
this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify
interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear from you soon. I will be happy to have somebody like
you as a gaurdian.

I will give you the details once you indicate your interest to assist me.
reach me only with my private email address, cdaba10@hotmail.com

Thanks.

Best regards,
Caroline Daba

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