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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: paul_kamara@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:10:58 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE.

Dear,

Permit me to inform you that after reading your add in the net,we became
interested in disclosing every thing about myself to you.
I am interested in a long term business relationship with you. I am the
Son of late Anthony kamara, the former chief accountant to the Sierra-Leone
gold coperation in kenama , who was assassinated by the RUF rebels during
his visit to our village on November 6 1999.

Unfortunately our mother died of pertension three week later here in Danane
and before then my mother has already advised me and my younger Sister Kate
to look for a foreign partner to transfer this fund and invest it abroad.We
inherited a total sum of $15 million US dollars, from my late beloved father.

This money is currently on deposit in a bank here in abidjan Cot D Ivoire.We
will like you to come in as the foreign partner to our late father and help
us get this money transfered to your account in your country where it shall
be invested under you as the caretaker.
You shall also assist us secure visa to come and visit your country where
we shall continue out education which was stopped by the war.

Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the deposit, we need your assistance
to help us move this funds out for investment in your country as we can
not invest here due to its nearness to our country and the war.we ask you
to scout for a valuable and lucrative business , so that we can invest wisely.

We have in mind to give you 10% of the total sum of $15 million USD , and
5 % for any expenses which you will make in course of this transaction,fax
messages,phone calls air tickets etc.

By this mail you are now requested to arrange on how we can move the fund
quickly to your account in your country.

Awaiting for your urgent response.

Best Regards

Paul and Kate Kamara


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