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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: "Nadiya Camara" <camaranadiya@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nadiacamara@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:43:48 +0200
Subject: Please help me.

Dear sir,
Good day.
I know that you will not recognise whom i am,my name is Nadiya Camara.I
am 19 years old from Khartoum Sudan in Africa,i am 5.6ft tall, black
in complexion,single.
Presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in Dakar as a result
of the Political/religoius crisis that have been causing problems in my
country.

I am very happy to send you this mail,how was your day?Mine is a
little bit hot over here in Dakar.How about your family not forgeting
friends and work alltogether?hopefully all are are okay.

My late father Mr Giorgis Butrus Camara. was the managing director of
Miami Group Drilling and Construction Associates (Ltd) before the
rebels attacked our house one early morning May 16 2005 and killed my
mother and my father in a cold blood.

I am from Sudan but i am staying in a refugee camp here in Dakar
Senegal and also i am a victim of the on going political religious crisis in
my country last two years that claimed the lives of my parents and
left me an orhpan.

I was really moved in spirit to seek for your help/assistance because
before the sad inccident my daddy left some amount of money in a bank
here in Dakar Senegal in my care.

Please sir,i am looking for a trustful Allah fearing person who will
help me transfer this huge amount of money my father kept in this bank
into his account,i have contacted the bank and they told me that the
money must be transfered to a foriegn account of a trusted person,or that i
must be at laest 25-30 years old before the money can be transfered to
my account.

They also said that i should look for a trusted business partner/friend
of my fathers who can help me keep the money in his account or use it
for a reasonable investment in other to enable me face the things of
life and continue my education studies,as it is an agreement reached by
the bank and my father.

So as i was searching of profiles i came across yours and i was deeply
moved in spirit to send you this mail and ask you if you will willingly
help me transfer the money into your account.

As i have been studying marketing, i will like to invest in the field
and if possible in your country,that was why i am writing you to ask you
if you will assist me transfer and keep the money in your account so
that i can come over to your country to finish my university education
and invest the money with the help of you.

As a parent who knows what it takes to bring up achild,i know that you
will not betray me when the money comes into your possesion.
please if you will help me please do it in the name of Allah if not
because of me.

Please do something quick because i am surfering so much here in the
camp here in senegal.could you imagine that there are no good water to
drink no good food to eat no good room and bed to sleep on,infact as i
was writing you now i am sick with maleria.

Please sir,if you will help me reply by consoling me with a possitive
answer,so that i will give you the neccesary information and documents
concerning the money so that you will contact the bank,and you will
prepare my papers to enable me to come over to your country to finish my
school.

Hoping to read from you soonest,my best regards to you and your family,
May Allah bless you.

Sincerely,
Nadiya Camara.


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