419 scam: Fatima Lawrence Kamara <nataomorogbe@gmail.com> I need your kind assistant

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Fatima Lawrence Kamara <nataomorogbe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fatimalaw2021@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:57:37 +0200
Subject: I need your kind assistant

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With all due respect

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business which is intended to
establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before I
believe one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. I can
confide on you for the brighter future of my life since you are a
human being like me. But what I need from you is Truth, Trust, And
Honest.

There is this huge amount of US$5.500,000.00 (Five Million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) which my late Father Deposited
for me in the Bank here in Abidjan and I am his next of kin before he
died out of sickness I will explain more to you later as we go ahead.

I know this would come as a great surprise to you but I urge you to
evaluate this opportunity carefully and then get back to me with an
answer. I am contacting you to assist me with repatriating funds
belonging to my late parent. The fund in question is currently in a
dormant account in the holding bank where it was deposited, I am
contacting you to assist me, If you are interested, get back to me and
I will give you all other necessary information regarding this on
condition of complete discretion on your part.

Kindly get back to me for more information.

Best Regards,
Fatima.

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