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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • camara.cente@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: camara conte <c_conte1245@msn.com>
Reply-To: <camara.cente@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:08:23 +0000
Subject: Urgent reply from you please



Dear Sir/Madam,


Please I know that you do not know me, but I want you to read this mail carefully and consider my present need for

assistance. My name is Mr.CAMARA CONTE,25 years old and the only son of my mother,my father was the (late president LANSANA CONTE). my father ruled Guinea Republic for 24 years (FROM 1984 to 2008) died on 22rd December 2008. I have ran out of my country to Cotonou Benin Republic becuase my eldest brother Major OUSMANE CONTE was arrested by the government of my country and I know that the new president wants to make great problem with me family which I know they have started.



On 17th April 2004, My father sent my step eldest brother, Major OUSMANE CONTE and I to Lome, Togo Republic to deposit some consignments containing (US$160 Million), We deposited the consignments in a Private Security & Finance company there, But before the deposit, my late father instructed Major OUSMANE CONTE to use my name as the NEXT OF KIN and his as the depositor.



After A successfully deposited of the fund consignments, Then I CAMARA CONTE and my step elder brother went back to our country Guinea Republic, My elder brother OUSMANE CONTE gave My father the documents that confirms and cover the deposit of the fund consignments in Security company.



After a week and some days, On 29th April 2004, my father call me and told me that he sent my elder brother Major OUSMANE CONTE to Angola to make the deposit of his boxes of Diamonds in Security company there, then my father gave me the documents of fund deposit to keep till he ask for it, It is so sad that my father is dead now.



Please check this website for more confirmation of my story:

(1).http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7796741.stm
(2).http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7908732.stm



Please I am contacting you to come for my help, I want you to come to Benin so that you stand as my partner and assist me to carry the consignments out of Africa, I will advise you on what we shall do regards to this fund, I am the rightful owner of the fund consignment now because my father is dead, and I am the named next of kin.



As I am writing you this mail, my step brother Major OUSMANE CONTE has been arrested by the present Government of Guinea Republic, under this new President, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara's regime, This man seized power in coup on December 23rd almost immdiately after it was confirmed that my father was dead, but is by the way.



I will solicite your help to this matter, No body know about this fund consignments, apart from myself and my brother Major OUSMANE CONTE who is now detained, I want to assure you that I have single handedly moved the consignments from the company in Lome Togo Republic to Secured Security & Finance Company, here in Cotonou Benin Republic for more security.



So I expect your urgent reply and advise that you visit me here in Cotonou for face to face talk.You come here, both of us plan and carry this fund, and travel to your country, I will nationlized in your country because I will not want to come back to Africa again, Also I want to continue my education because I have not finish my studies.



Please for more trust, send to me the follows information you see below:



your full name and address
your age
your ocupation
your telephone number



Once I hear your positive reply I will give you the full details of the transaction.and also remember to reply At:(camara.cente@yahoo.ca)

Thanks and bless you,

I remains,

Mr.CAMARA CONTE

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