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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:
  • "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22509810727 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: rose camara <rose56camara@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <rose2_camara121@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 08:35:17 -0400
Subject: From Rose Camara



From Rose CamaraAbidjan- Cote D'Ivoire(Phone +225 09 81 07 27 ) MY DEAR, With due respect and humility I write you this proposal which I believe would be of great interest toyou. I am Mrs Rose Camara, a Sierra Leone National and the wife of Late Dr LAMINE Camara of the blessed memory. Prior to my husband assassination by the rebel forces loyal to FODAY SANKOH , he was the Director General National Gold Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra Leone. Two days before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my two sons TONY and FRANK to move out of Sierra Leone immediately. Before the powerful Economic Community of West African States (ECOMOG) forces intervened which eventually resulted into a brutal civil war. I and my children managed to escape to Abidjan, the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire through the help of my husband's friend who is a trawler. We came into Abidjan with some valuables including a cash sum of U$ 18 Million (EIGTHEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in two trunk boxes which I deposited with a private security company here in Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire in my son's name (TONY Camara). For your information, we did not disclose the real content of the boxes to the securitycompany and we do not wish them to know this under any circumstances. Rather, we deposited the boxes as containing family valuables. Meanwhile, I want to leave Cote d'Ivoire entirely with this money for investment in your country because of the stable political situation and mostly for the future of my children. Right now I am seeking for a foreign partner who will assist me retrieve and serve as the guardian of this fund with whom I can plan the best way to move out this fund for investment purposes which is mymotive for contacting you. Moreover, you are requested to assist in the following areas: That you will be required to negotiate on how best to transfer this fund without attracting much taxation. That you will assist in providing me and my family a permanent residence / Resident permit in your country after thismoney has been transferred to your country. That you will be responsible in advising us to invest this fund a viable venture in your country. That you will pay a short working visit (2 days) to meet with me and my family face to face here in Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire to enable us establish a personal contact with you to ensure some amount of confidence between us. We have it in mind to reward you handsomely for your assistance. We are prepared to give you 30 % of the total sum, and 35% share in the total investment to bemade. Do not hesitate to call my son TONY on his line (+225 09 81 07 27 ) immediately you receive this message so to enable us proceed in Ernest towards concluding this transaction. Please ensure that no one else know about this money as it is only myself, my son, yourself and the EVANGELIST of the CHURCH where we worship who know about this money. May God bless you as you assist us. Yours sincerely, Mr sRose Camara(+225 09 81 07 27)
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