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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: PRINCE KAMARA <princejoy_kamara2001@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: princejoy_kamara200@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 07:28:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Prince Mike and Joy Kamara




>From Prince Mike and Joy Kamara

ADDRESS/ AVE 11 RUE 45
ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE
=A0
Dearest Beloved,
=A0
Base on your profile we are happy to request for your assistance and also=
=A0 to go into business partnership with you, i believe that you will not b=
etaryed my trust which i am going to lay on you. I am prince Mike Kamara ,2=
0years old and the only son of my late parents CHIFE and Mrs Alfred.G. KAMA=
RA,I am here with my only sister Joy, our father was a highly reputable bus=
nness magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast d=
uring his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France=
during one of his business trips abroad year 12th.Febuary 2008.Though his =
sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an=
uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.But God knows the truth! =
our mother died when I was just 6years old,and since then my father took us=
so special.
=A0Before his death on Febuary 12 2008 he called the secretary who accompan=
ied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of=A0 Eleveen Mill=
ion United States Dollars(USD$11M) left in a security company in a mettalic=
trunk box, but the security company didn't know the content because it was=
registered as family valuables personal for security reasons. I am just 20=
years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. =
This is because we have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of mad poli=
tical crisis here in ivory-coast.
The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. Sir,I am in a si=
ncere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and=
ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these few questions :-
=A0
1. Can you come for our rescue here in cote d' ivoire.
2. We are willing to offer you 30% of the total sum or invest the fund in p=
artnership with.as compensation for your effort/input after the successful =
transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas Consider this an=
d get back to me as soon as possible.
=A0Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
Prince mike/joy kamara=20
=0A=0A=0A

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