419 scam: kamaro Ma <kamaro.ma@yahoo.com> Your Urgent Help

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "the consignment" (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 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)
- "consignment " (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: kamaro Ma <kamaro.ma@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:14:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Urgent Help

Dear Sir,
My name is Shub Kamaro , l am 15 yrs old, the son Malik Kamaro a senior son of a diamond dealer in Guinea,my late father and members of my family where kill during violence in Guinea,because my father was supporting the opposition party,so all my family members where kill,but l manage to escape to near by country Sierra Leone where l am,where my late father deposited two valuable Trunk Boxes,with a security company here,but when l got here,the company told me they need a foreign beneficiary before they can release it,but all my effort to look for some fall,because most people wanted to kill me and take everything, but now l am sick, l am looking for someone who l can will the consignment boxes to,because the Doctor told me l have a brain tormu,this why l have contact you so that l can provide you with the information of the security to deliver the consignment to you with out any delay,so that you can use the money inside and the diamond to help
children like me who are suffering in Africa and ress of the world, also give so to churches.l hope to hear from you.

Hassan Malik.

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