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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: "Martin Kobarho" <makobarho1@clujnapoca.ro> (may be fake)
Reply-To: makobarho1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 09:05:38 -0400
Subject: Your Immediate Reply

Your Attention



I greet you with the love of humanity which I believed is suppose to be in the
heart of everyman including you.Let this message go down well with you and
consider my request as opportunity to save my entire life and restore my
dignity and personality.



My names are MARTIN KOBARHO, a youngman of 24 years, from the Konor District
of Sierra-Leone. I am the eldest son of my late father:His Royal Highness
(Dr SOLATA KOBARHO) The Agbana of Konor The 11.My father was murdered in a cold-
blood by the Revolutionary Armed Force that initiated the civil war and
political unrest in my country .He was vitimised for advocating JUSTICE and
EQUITY for every citizens.He was killed along side with six other senior chief
and other high ranking personal in the palace.



The painful thing that shook me is that when our only girl born of among my
late father children was stabbed to death by the rebels. While my younger
brother who were trying to resued her was shot to death by one of the
soldier.It was the grace of God that I managed to escaped through the back
small gate by the help of the securitymen. My mother and her last born of about
10 years whose survived the attacked are also here with me in Accra, the
Republic Of Ghana capital city .we all came here for safety of their life.



What a bitter experience in life! I am left with only a mother and her little
boy at the stage of life.The only hope and treasure that might keep me living
now is the physical cash of U.S$15 (Fifteen Millions U.S Dollars) and 52
kilogram of gold dust are in a seperate metalic trunck boxes which my late
father had deposited in a security company here in Ghana before he died. In
his WILLS he has deposited the money and the precious items in my names as the
first son who to succeed him, In the Wills he stated that, the fund should be
used to take care of the family and the well being of

the palace.Now,that the palace is burnt down during the up-rising and the
children were killed and scarter, our family attorney and the community elder
men adviced me to leave the country for abroad for security reason.



My beloved, now that i can no longer go back to my country for settlement, I
decided to seek a foreign partner like you who will assist me relocate the
boxes to his country for asfe keeping and investment purpose. What I want you
to do for me now is for you to stand as a foreign partner and received the
boxes in your country when the shipping company deliver it to you.

In case you reply me with interest , I am ready to send you all documents that
cover me as the owner of the funds and gold and in addition help in making any
necessary assistance that you my require from me



Please, these boxes is my life and my only hope, as soon as you received the
boxes, keep it safe and send for me to come to your country so that we can all
join hands together for investment that will bring profit to us so that we can
keep our family in good order



you can also reach me with this email address : mkobarho10@yahoo.com



Waiting to hear from you soon



Thanks



Martin Kobarho




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