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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:
  • "dearest one," (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Kama Shina <shina_kam3@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:30:21 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Shina.


Dearest one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into Business relationship with you. There is information I would like you to keep very confidential. My name is Shina Kamara , The only daughter of late MR. and MRS Kamara Kone. My father was a very wealthy Gold & Cocoa Merchant in Abidjan, the Economic Capital of Ivory Coast, and 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 September 2005 in a private Hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Ten million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($ 10.500, 000) deposited in a security and finance company here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, in a trunk box as family valuables and treasures to ship overseas, and he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin of the deposit. 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 the Box will be delivered and to use it for Investment purpose such as Real Estate Management or Hotel Management ETC. My Dear, I am honourably seeking your Assistance in the Following ways:

(1) To serve as a guardian and invest of these funds in your country for me, since I am 23years.
(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your Country to further my Education and to secure a Resident permit in your country. Moreover, I am willing to offer you a good percentage from the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your country. Please do signify your interest to assist me,
Anticipating to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Shina Kamara.


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