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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: landra_kamara@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:04:56 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE=20=20URGENT=20=20ATTENTION?=

From: MRS LANDRA / SON KAMARA.
Assylum CAMP ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE IVORY COAST.
PLEASE REPLY AT THIS ADDRESS(landra_kamara@yahoo.com)

Dear Sir,

I am MRS LANDRA KAMARA the second wife of late former Director of finance,Chief
Vincent R. Kamara Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. Due to my
ill health and always in the church receiving prayer and praying to God
to give us a honesty person who will not betray us or sit on the fund Immediatly
it get it's bank Account. I must confess my agitation is real,and
my words is my bond, in this proposal.

My late husband diverted thisfundacquired from the over influencing of price
of sales/purchasing ofraw materials, now he has deposited the money with
A BANK here in Abidjan BY FIXED DEPOSIT FORM,and he attached a strict clause
to the fund in bracket (PAY AS RECEIVED), where I am residing under political
assylum with my son who is 21 years old.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the
present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers
who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such personat
the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it ison this
note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with
your bank particulars:

1) Account name
2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax number.

For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the
amount is (Twelve Million Dollars) $12 Million. I am compensating you with
5% of the total money amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really
wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of
Government,political and economic welfare.

My late husband Chief Kamara gave me the photocopies of the certificate
of deposit issued to him by the BANK on the day of deposit, and he called
me closer to his bed side before his call to glory(R.I.P)that I should pray
to God first, before contacting any foreginer and he warned me stricly that
I should avoid african men with their greedy and evil mind since this is
the only legacy we are inheriting from him.

This is for you to be clarified because, I do not expose my self to anybody
I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me
because this money is the hope of my life and my son, it is important. Please
reply me immediately after you must have gone through my message fill free
and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 5 % of the total
money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incure
during this transactioninluding your telephone calls.

N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities
which is risk free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred
to your account and you will be our guiardian, personally I am interested
in estate management and hotel business, please advise me.reply me back
immediately you receive this message for more explanation.And promisse me
and my son to be faithful to us considering our situation and not to betray
us.

Thanks and God bless
Best regards

MRS LANDRA /SON




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