419 scam: "Vincent Kamara" <tttttodi72@megamail.pt> From Vincent Odi Kamara!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- tttttodi@megamail.pt (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Vincent Kamara" <tttttodi72@megamail.pt>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:07:11 +0100 (WEST)
Subject: From Vincent Odi Kamara!

Dear Respectful One,

From Vincent Odi Kamara,

I am writing you this letter with due respect and he-artful of tears since we
have not known or met each other before, I am the only surviving son of Dr.
Oualai Bi Odi Kamara from the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. Recently our village
was burnt down by the rebel forces and many people were killed in the process.
My father was among the people killed as he was the target of the attack of
the rebel forces.I am contacting you right now to help me to move my late
father wealth to your country and also help me and to relocate to your country
where we will be safe and invest the money in your country

My mother and my two sister killed during the attack.Right now I am staying in
the neighboring country Ghana because the war here brought a lot of
displacement and I don’t have family here so there is no where to run to,I
would like to appeal to you confidentially to assist me concerning my late
father's deposit here in Accra Ghana of $10.000,000,00, ( Ten million US). If
you are willing to assist me I am ready to send you every information’s about
my father including the document of the fund and bank information.

Can you sincerely assist me in transferring this fund into your account and
assist me In coming over to meet you in your country?

Can you assist me in securing a school so that I can complete my education?

Can you invest this fund in a lucrative business for me for the period of 5
years so that After completion of my education I will join you on the
business.

Can you provide a place for me to stay?

If you are willing to help, please indicate in your next mail and let me know
so that I can mail to you the documents and make arrangement for the deposit
to be released to you. Let me have your full address and I will discuss with
you some details. i am willing to offer you 15 percent of the total money
after the transfer. please kindly reply me with this email address
(tttttodi@megamail.pt)

Waiting for your response,

Vincent Odi Kamara,

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