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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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Richmond Kamany" <richmondkamany@acasa.ro>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:35:54 +0300
Subject: Confiding


Dearest One,

We want to use the great opportunity to introduce ourselves, We are
citizens of Liberia in West Africa,my father and my mother was killed in
plane crash during the former regime of Charles Taylor due to my father's
involvement in the Government. Before the death of my father he was Gold/
Diamond dealers Association president of my Country , he deposited a
metallic Trunk Box Full of refined Gold metals(worth of US$18Million) in a
Financial & Security Firm in Abidjan, in the name of his overseas
Associates. right now we are presently staying in Cote d'Ivoire,again
before their death he told my sister and I to find a foreigner who will
help us invest the Money value of the Gold(US$18Million) outside
Africa,please sir this is the reason why we are contacting you, to stand
for the claim so that the Financial & Security Firm will release the
Metallic Trunk Box to you or transfer the money value to your account.

My father's name is Justin Kamany and my mother's name is Lora Kamany, I am
20 years while my sister is 18 years old

Sir, we need you to assist us to claim out this Metallic Treasure Box from
the Financial & Security Firm,we will appreciate your assistance and will
give you 20% of the total proceeds value, the cash worth will be invested
by both of us and you will be in supervision of all the investment.

I will also give you the contact of the Financial & Security firm encase
you need them for verification. I also guarantee you that this transaction
will be legitimately handled once you accept to assist us.

I will stop so far until we hear from you urgently.

Best regards,

Richmond & Gift Kamany


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