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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:
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • kevinmama2005@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mama kevin" <kevinmama01@mailbox.hu>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 15:47:10 +0200
Subject: From Kevin And liliana


Dear ,
I'm a 22 Years my father died about 3 years ago in a gold mine in MENDE,
Republic of Serria Leone ,He was into legal gold minning,he has succeded in
saving $12.8 millions dollars during his Business on Gold, before he went
on a trip to Republic of Cote D' Ivoire West Africa near by country to our
country to save his money for security reasons because of the political
problem in our country.

I need help from you out there who i can transfer this money to your
country for investment and who will be sincere to invert me to his country
with out cheating me or doing bad to me on my arraival me and my brother,
I'm willing to give the you 15% of the money after the transfer of the
money , please mail me immidately urgent to know your stands before looking
else where you're the first person i'm contacting relating to this
business.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your son and daughter?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question

will be good for you after the transfer and the money is in your account?
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Treat this email and it is never a joke for your information
Yours Sincerely .Please contact from this E-mail: kevinmama2005@yahoo.fr or
you can call me please + 225 07 17 72 75
Kevin And liliana mama for the family

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