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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: koffi cambell <kofficambell_sb@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 02:01:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From MASTER KOFFI CAMBELL.


From MASTER KOFFI CAMBELL.



Please, kindly pardon me for any inconvenience this letter may cost you because I know it may come to you as a surprise as we'have no previous correspondence.I got your contact as i was searching for helping hand in your country ,this is why I decided to appeal to you directly for assistance because I'have no relations or friends in your country for help.


I am MASTER KOFFI CAMBELL from Liberia.presently,I am residing in Federal republic of COTE D'IVORIRE ABIDJAN as an asylum seeker and now since the war in my country is over they COTE D'IVORIRE ABIDJAN country reqiured that we all have to live and go back to our country. I would Honestly want to seek for an immediate assistance for transaction of $18.5 Million U.S dollars belonging to my late Father who was held bondage by the Rebels during the political crisis in my country and was letter killed.

I ran to COTE D'IVORIRE ABIDJAN refugee Camp when I Discovered danger to my life This money was deposited in a Private security company here in COTE D'IVORIRE ABIDJAN as a consignment recorded and deposited as family treasures for security reasons.

I have every Document regards the transaction ,I have contacted the security company and confirmed the safety of the consignment, As it is, I have the intention to investing the money oversees and however needed a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me by the way of clearing the Consignment from the security company and thereafter forwarding it to your Account for investment. I have nice percentage of the money for you.

If Necessary, Please do feel free to ask me questions on this as I wait for your reply soonest and However, we don't really know each other, therefore we need to build a strong relationship of trust first which is the most important thing between any transaction on earth and with this i will be very glad to abide with you.

Thank you for reading my letter and kindly let me know if this is ok for you so that we can discuss the issue, and kindly keep this message to yourself simply for a security reason.

Thanks and God Blessed, Awaiting Your Urgent Reply.

Sincerely yours,

MASTER KOFFI CAMBELL







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