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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Kamara Lynda <lynda.kamara5@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: lynda.kamara@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 19:15:14 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: From Miss Lynda Kamara


Miss Lynda Kamara
From Zimbawe



Dear Friend,

I do apologizes for accessing into your privacy without adequate notification.


My name is Miss Lynda Kamara The daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Kamara of Zimbabwe.This might be a suprise to you about this i said but i will explain to you in a way you will not misunderstand me.

During the cuurent war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our President. Robert Mugabe to claim all the white -owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers. My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabes ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything in the farm, killed my father and made away a lot of items in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the prime bank in Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire the sum of US$7.5[Seven million five hundred thousand United state Dollars ) After the burial of my father, Idecided to move to the Republic of Cote D,Ivoire for my safety,to verified the existance of the money and to look for honest and trustworthy person who will assist me to retrieve the money from the bank in cote d' ivoire ;He deposited the money in the bank with my name as next of kin to the money for investment purpose. So I decided to contact overseas capable one that will assist me to claim out the money from the bank for me and make way for me come over to there country to continue my education while the person will help me invest the money in good business as my father adviced me before his death

Am agreed to offer 15% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 80% will be for me to Invest in your country.
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal details such as your direct phone, also your photo and home address for building of trust on you.
Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.


Thanks and God bless you
Miss Lynda Kamara


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