419 scam: Camara Adissa <tikkin2000@yahoo.co.jp> From: Ms Adissa.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Camara Adissa <tikkin2000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Camara Adissa <adissacamara@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 19:34:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From: Ms Adissa.

From: Ms Adissa.
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
West Africa.

Warm greetings.

I hope you will get this mail in good health. Please permit me to express my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am quite aware that my message will come to you as a surprise because it is indeed very strange for someone you have not met before to contact you in this regard. I am Ms Adissa Camara the only daughter of Late Dr.Bony Camara. My father was a very wealthy Cocoa merchant and politician in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. He was killed during the post electoral crisis that took place here in this country in 2011, because he was the Special Advicer to the then First Lady, who is now held in prison.

My mother died when I was still a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father, he had told me that he has the sum of (Twelve million, eight hundred thousand United States Dollars) ($12,800,000.00) left in consignment box deposited under the custody of one the prime security companies here in Abidjan, and that he used my name as his only child as the next of Kin while depositing the box.

He further instructed that I should seek a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment, such as in real estate or hotel management, if at all anything happens to him. My dear, I am humbly seeking your assistance:

(1) To help me retrieve the consignment box from the security company.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 21years.
(3) To help me come over to your country to further my education and also to secure a resident permit in your country.

I am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum as in showing appreciation towards your efforts and to cover any expense you incur in getting this transaction achieved. Please indicate your willingness to assist me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven (7) days you show your interest to assist me. Hoping to hearing from you soon. May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to an orphan in need.

Thanks and God bless.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms Adissa Camara.

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