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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: stephanie camara <stephanie_camara2@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:05:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dearest Friend,


Dearest Friend,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from unknown person, being that you have not see me before. In a brief introduction, I am Mrs Stephanie camara from Sierra Leone , the wife of late Dr. camara Bundu, a reknowned exporter of palm oil,, I am a devoted christian, l presently resides in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast.

My dear, I inherited the sum of ($15 million usd.) from my late
husband ,who died in a motor accident on the 15 of January, this year 2005 on his way coming back from neighbouring country Ghana, after attending a shareholders meeting in one of his establishments in Ghana.

My dear, I and my late husband married for a long time without a child and due to my present situation of health which my doctor has declared that I will not spend long on earth, that is why I contacted you, so that you will handle this money into a good business investment for the future benefit of our fellow brethren that are suffering financially at their homes in your country.Understand that my contacting you is not by my power, rather a divine direction from God and I knowthat you will not betray his trust in you. I will be looking forward to hear urgently back from you after reading from your sister so that I will confirm whether you are ready to handle this work our living Almighty has chosen you to do for his obedient children.

Yours beloved
Sister in Christ,
Stephanie.



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