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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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • roykamara@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JAMES KAMARA <roykamara2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:02:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MESSAGE FROM YOUR BROTHER


URGENT ATTENTION PLEASE,

MY NAME IS JAMES KAMARA A LIBERIAN BY NATIONALITY, I KNOW YOU WILL WONDER HOW I GOT YOUR CONTACT, ITS WAS COURTESY OF A CHRISTIAN SISTER I MEET AT THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM HERE IN LOME-TOGO REP..

I AM CONTACT YOU IN RESPECT OF MY FAMILY CONSIGNMENT (TWO TRUNK BOXES) THAT WAS DEPOSITED IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY BY MY LATE FATHER HON. L.T J.P KAMARA, CONTAINING THE SUM OF ($40,000,000.00) MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS. AFTER THE DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER, MY FATHER ATTORNEY CAME TO TELLING ME THAT MY FATHER DEPOSITED THE SAID AMOUNT INTO A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY.

AND I AM THE NEXT OF KIN, SINCE AM THE FIRST ONLY CHILD OF MY LATE FATHER, MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE FUND FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE OVERSEA, WHICH I AND MY FAMILY HAVE INTENT TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE,AND WILL WANT YOU TO ASSIST US IN TERMS OF INVESTMENT, THEREFORE WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE ASSIST US IN RETRIEVING THE FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY, SO THAT HE CAN BE MOVE TO YOU. I CANNOT DO SUCH NOW, BECAUSE AM A REFUGEE.

AND BASE ON THE UNCHR LAY FOR A REFUGEES, ONE CANNOT HAVE SUCH AMOUNT AND BE A REFUGEE. SO WE PLEAD WITH YOU TO ASSIST US CLEAR THIS FUNDS OUT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TRANSFERRED TO YOUR COUNTRY.
WE ARE READY TO GO INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH YOUR
(ORGANIZATION) AND OFFER YOU 25% OF THE SAID AMOUNT AND 5% FOR MISCELLANEOUS AND 70% FOR INVESTMENT.

IN RESPECT OF THIS MAIL AFTER READY IT , I WILL LIKE YOU TO CONTACT ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: roykamara@yahoo.com

I WILL LIKE YOU TO DROP YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER FOR INSTANT COMMUNICATION, HOPING TO GET A RESPOND FROM YOU SOONEST POSSIBLE TIME.
MY REGARDS,
JAMES KAMARA




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