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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: vincent.kamara35@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:32:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Vincent and Nancy Kamara.




>From Vincent and Nancy Kamara.

Dear Respectful One,

I am writing you this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met each other before, I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance . firstly, I have to introduce my self to you,My name is Vincent Kamara, I am 21 years old and sister is 18 years old , I am the Son late Mr Latumi Kamara, My father was the director of Ivory Coast Electricity Company, He was assassinated by the Rebels on one of his visit to their contract site at Bourke northern part of the country, the Rebels claimed that my father was in support of then government in the war that nearly divided our country into two parts.

Our mother pass away when i was seven year old.Right now we staying in the church power of life Gospel church because the war here brought a lot of displacement 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 and my sister concerning my late father's deposit here in Abidjan of $3.500,000,00, ( Three million five hindered thousand USD) I want to move out of here because the crisis that started here for some time now have course lot of insecurity and hardship in the country.
If you are willing to assist me and sister we are ready to send you every information’s about my father including his passport and the document of the fund and any information that you will need for your verifications and proof.

Can you sincerely assist me and my sister in moving this fund into your account and assist us In coming over to meet you in your country and securing a school so that we can complete my education?

Can you invest this fund in a lucrative business for us for our better future.

Waiting for your response,

Regards

Vincent and Nancy Kamara.

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