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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • fatou_camara01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fatou Camara" <fatou_camara01@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 02:40:10 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ? BONJOUR

Dear Beloved One,
My private Email fatou_camara01@yahoo.fr
I am Fatou Camara , a daugther to late Mr. Camara a well known cocoa merchant here in COTE D IVOIRE, my father was killed during the civil war here in COTE D IVOIRE but before his death he deposited the sum of $5.5 million US DOLLAR in a security company now that my father is death I am contacting for partnership so that you can help claim this fund from the security company and invest in your country.
Please, be inform that due to the situation in which my father family members want to kill me I am presently hiding in a Church.
Please, upon your kind acceptance to help me , I will like you to send to me your telephone and fax numbers .
Below here are my conditions:
1) I will offer to you 15% of the fund for your
assistance to me.
2) You will be responsible for the investment of this
fund.
Please, I will send my IDENTITY CARD as soon as I hear from you .
I am an anticipation to hear from you soon.
Best Regards
Fatou Camara.
N/B Please you can reply me in French .
Bonjour cher bien aimé,
Email pive fatou_camara01@yahoo.fr
Je pense que ce mail vous trouvera dans un bon esprit de DIEU. Je suis la Fille du MR. CAMARA ancien Directure de SODEMI, assassiné en cote d'ivoire le 19 sept 2002 ,
En effet, avant le décès de mon père, il avait déposé une somme de 5.500 00 de dollars américain dans une dépôt dans une compagnie de sécurité en étranger; ; maintenant que mon père est décédé, vu la situation du pays je voudrais vous contacter comme un partenaire qui voudrait bien m'aider a récupère ce fond et l'envoye vers votre pays pour que vous puissiez m'aider à y investir.
Voici mes conditions pour cette transaction.
1) Je vous offre 15% de mon argent pour le service que vous m'aviez
rendu.
2) Vous serez le Responsable de l'investissement.
3) Vous serez en étranger pour me représenter pour faire le retrait.Si vous êtes d'accord pour mes conditions alors, je vous apporterais tous les documents concernant le dépôt en étranger
Mess sincères salutations

Fatou Camara

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