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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES KAMARA" <js_kamara@acasa.ro>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:23:57 +0300
Subject: I WAIT YOUR POSITIVE RESPOND


25/04/2007,

MY NAME IS JAMES KAMARA A LIBERIAN BY NATIONALITY, I KNOW YOU WILL WONDER
HOW I GOT YOUR CONTACT, ITS WAS COURTESY OF A CHRISTIAN SISTER I MEET AT
THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM HERE IN ACCRA GHANA.

I AM CONTACT YOU IN RESPECT OF MY FAMILY CONSIGNMENT (TWO TRUNK BOXES) THAT
WAS DEPOSITED IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY BY MY LATE FATHER HON. L.T J.P
KAMARA, CONTAINING THE SUM OF ($40,000,000.00) MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS.

AFTER THE DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER, MY FATHER ATTORNEY CAME TO TELLING ME
THAT MY FATHER DEPOSITED THE SAID AMOUNT INTO A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY.

AND I AM THE NEXT OF KIN, SINCE AM THE FIRST ONLY CHILD OF MY LATE FATHER,
MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE FUND FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE OVERSEA, WHICH I
AND MY FAMILY HAVE INTENT TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE,

AND WILL WANT YOU TO ASSIST US IN TERMS OF INVESTMENT, THEREFORE WE ASK
THAT YOU PLEASE ASSIST US IN RETRIEVING THE FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY,
SO THAT HE CAN BE MOVE TO YOU. I CANNOT DO SUCH NOW, BECAUSE AM A REFUGEE.

AND BASE ON THE UNCHR LAY FOR A REFUGEES, ONE CANNOT HAVE SUCH AMOUNT AND
BE A REFUGEE. SO WE PLEAD WITH YOU TO ASSIST US CLEAR THIS FUNDS OUT OF THE
SECURITY COMPANY AND TRANSFERRED TO YOUR COUNTRY.

WE ARE READY TO GO INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH YOUR
(ORGANIZATION) AND OFFER YOU 30% OF THE SAID AMOUNT AND 70% FOR INVESTMENT.

IN RESPECT OF THIS MAIL AFTER READY IT , I WILL LIKE YOU TO CONTACT ON MY
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: js_kamara@yahoo.com

I WILL LIKE YOU TO DROP YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER FOR
INSTANT COMMUNICATION, HOPING TO GET A RESPOND FROM YOU SOONEST POSSIBLE
TIME.

MY REGARDS,

JAMES KAMARA

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