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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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.
• 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.
  • joy_kamara20@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joy kamara <joy_kamara20@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:54:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: from joy kamara


From:Miss.joy kamara
Av bp 01Abidjan.
West Africa
Email:( joy_kamara20@yahoo.fr )

Good day,


I am Miss.Joy Kamara,the only daughter of late Chief Kamara My father was a very wealthy business man here in Abidjan .He was killed by a group of armed robbers that invaded our
residence.

I was already aware of an amount(USD$4.3M) in a trunk box deposited in one of the security company in Europe.Though,my late father deposited the trunk box with the security company which he declared to them as a" Family Valuables" just for security reasons.

Please,I want you to assist me in the retrieval of the consignment that contains the money(USD$4.3M),and after the retrieval from the security company,you can open a local account and have the money lodged for an onward transfer into your account for an investment in your country while I continue my education also in your country.

Please,kindly reply to this my private email
address,( joy_kamara20@yahoo.fr ) for more details.
Thanks,
Miss Joy Kamara.





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