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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • k_kamara14@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ken kamara <k_kamara14@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:06:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ASSISTANCE TO RELOCATE & INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY


kDear Sir / Madam,

ASSISTANCE TO RELOCATE & INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY

I am ken kamara the only child of late Mr Drogba Kamara of blessed memory, who was the Director General of Cocoa Export Corporation(C.E.C.) and former Director nestle foods plc, Coted I voire and was assassinated here in my country few years ago.

As the only child of my father, before his death he informed me of the sum of US$16,500,000.00 (sixteen million five hundred thousand dollars only) which he deposited in a bank here with my name as next of kin.

I want to travel out of Coted Ivoire and relocate, due to the insecurity posed by rebel activities and my wicked uncles, with this money tranferred into your nominated account for investment in your country as my nominated beneficiary and guardian.

Please you shall also innitiate good investment, which I will invest the money prudently as soon as I join you over.

I promise to give you 10% of the total sum as your reward for assisting me.

For the interest and confidentiality of this business do not hesitate to contact me via my private E-mail : k_kamara14@yahoo.com immediately you receive this message for detailed information .Also forward your direct telephone number and fax for easier communication including your intl passport, work id or drivers license for proper identification.

Yours Truely,


Kenneth Kamara
Private email : k_kamara14@yahoo.com





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