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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: komoh kamara <kkmara61@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:33:42 +0930
Subject: ASSISTANT

Dear Good Friend.

I pray God this message reaches you in wonderful spirit.I am making this
contact with you based on trust and confidence irrespective of the fact
that we have not meet before and because of the nature of the situation I
found myself, I am Komoh Kamara the son of late former Minister Of Mines
and Natural Resource during the time of Major Koromah,the former Military
Head of State of the Republic of Sierra Leone,who was massacred by
President Tinjani Kabbah force in their struggle to reinstate him back to
power. My brother and I have been refugees here since the death of our
father, because of the condition of his death.

Before the death of my father some months ago he disclosed to me some money
he had deposited in my name in a neighboring country in West-Africa. The
total amount of the money is $12.5 Million US Dollars and 50kilos of
alluvial gold all in a security vault in the West Africa neighboring
country, The document regarding this consignment was handed over to me by
my father before his death, I carefully searched and found the security
Company where I Confirmed that the consignment were deposited for safe
Keeping in their security vault in the neighboring Country. The contents
were deposited as a family valuable,by Virtue of right as the son of my
late father, the Security Company has accepted to release the consignment
actually.

I am seeking your assistance because my father has declared a record with
the security company stating that his foreign partner from overseas shall
be authorized to make claim on this consignment because of his position in
the government on which no name was given by my father as his foreign
partner. To this effect, I request to make the beneficiary of His
consignment in your name as foreign partner to Claim this consignment. For
your assistance, the room is Open for negotiations. This is a risk free
transaction As my father deposited this valuable as a personal Belonging.
In this situation every process to completely move This valuable may not
exceed (3) working days,if your co-operation to assist is short. I shall be
very Grateful to hear from you, all documents concerning this are intact
with me, please kindly reach me as Soon as possible .

Kindly provide me with the following information.
Your direct telephone number and fax
Your Personal Email address contacts

Best Regards,

Komoh Kamara

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