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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Kamara Saydee" <skamara68@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:49:39 +0200
Subject: confindensal partnership....Diamonds Stones For Sale

Dear partner,
I have decided to contact you once again through this means of communication since i did not hear from you to know if you received my last letter that I sent to you last month,I am now resending a copy of the letter that I have earlier sent to you for your urgent attention.Please bear with me for sending this letter to you surprisingly. My name is Mr Kamara Saydee, a young man originally from Liberia in west Africa.
My sole purpose of contacting you is for you to assist me in selling in your country or elsewhere of my rough (uncutted) diamonds which weighs 14,220 carats,from (3-45 carats),(3kg gross)on the scale,("H"VS-1quality), all rough and worths about(US$8Million). The diamonds was deposited by my late father in a holding firm and it is waiting for my order to be transfered as I am the "NEXT OF KIN" to the deposit as it is indicated in all the depositional documents.I am presently living in Dakar senegal.
Wish to hear from you soon.
Bye and God bless.
Kamara Saydee





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