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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: kadey_kamarae kamarae <kadey_kamarae@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 07:48:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent assistance


Dear,
How are you today?
My name is kadey Kamarae 27 years old girl the daughter of late Dr.AHMED MUSTAPH KAMARAE,
he was international business man, he deal on timber business when he was alive.
Though we dont know each other before, but i believe that relationship and comunication with someone you never know before start's a day.
There is this amount of ten million US dollar which my late father deposited in one of the Security Company here in Abidjan before he, and my only sister died on motor accident here in Ivory Coast West Africa.
Now as the only person left in the family i decided to contact you to HELP me retrieve this money from the Security Company so we can invest it in any profitable investmentment in your country.
If you can be of a great HELP to me i will be please to offer you 10% of the total money after the money has been trasferred to you in your country and you will arrang for my coming to meet you in your country to further my education.
Thanks
kadey Kamarae.


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