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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince Komeh" <prccckomeh@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: prckomeh@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:21:08 +0100
Subject: From Prince

Dear Sir,

Good day to you, I hope fine, dear am writing this mail with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance,through my search for a sincerely business investor that i got your email contact, and i will be more greatful if you allow me to make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Mr. Price Komeh, I am 23 years old from Liberia, the only son of Late Chief Dr.Christopher O. Komeh, the deputy minister of national security under the leadership of president Charles Taylor of Liberia who is now in exile after many innocent soul were killed.
My father was killed by the government of Charles Taylor, he accuse my father of coup attempt and after a month my mother Chief Mrs. Cynthia Komeh, was also killed. and i am left alone with my only younger sister Theresa Komeh here in the camp as a refugees under the protection of the U N.
The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek for your assistance in the area of my future investment and also i want you to assist me on how to handle this kind of transaction.
My father deposited some huge amount of money in Bank here in Senegal years ago, i was made the sole beneficiary/next of kin to the money. I am now asking you to stand on the behalf of me and my junior sister to make this claim as our partners abroad, I am just a boy of 23 and too young in age i can't handle this kind of transaction, i want you to stand as my foreign partner oversea and also to help me and my sister in the areas of investmenting the money into a very nice business and you will have 20 percent from the money when it is save on your custody and every expensis will be mapped out including your phone calls from the money, I will give you details about the deposit as you respond to my request.
I have all original copy of the documents concerning this money with me here, So please am expecting to hear from you soon as possible.
May God be with you in rendering help for me and my junior sister in this situation.

Yours Truly,
Prince Komeh.
N: B; The last blessing i receive from my father is that, he knows the condition of the world but when i am ready, the very first person that will heard about this will be the right one, and promised that we will be treated with kindness, this is his last word before he die and by contacting you, i have full assurance that my late dad will is about to fulfill.


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