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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: Sesay Kamara <sesay_446@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:58:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Good Day,


Dear.
I am aware that we have never seen each other before,neither have we exchanged any form of formal contract or correspondence before. I am equally aware that this world is full of dishonest people, but I sincerely hope that my humble letter will touch your kind heart
to give me the opportunity of being future
inseparable.
I am Sesay Kamara the son of former Director of finance, Liberia diamond and mining corporation. My late father diverted the sum of (US$6.500.000.00 Million).meant for purchase of ammunition, for my country,during the peak of disastrous civil war in my
country (Liberia ) Before he was killed by his body guard, He deposited the money with one of the International Finance company, and I am residing in Senegal presently with my only sister Gift under poloitical asylum for the sake of  this transaction and our lives.
Now the war in my country (Liberia) is over with the help of  ECOMOG soldiers, All the officers that serve under the former regime of our president Charles Taylor are been expeled at the same time freeze all their accounts and confiscate their asset,it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from
you is to furnish me with the following.
(1) Your private telephone /fax numbers
(2) Your full name and address
For the fund to be transfer, the said amount is xis Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$6.500.000.00 Million).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.
 
Please write me immediately after you must have gone through my letter,feel free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I contacted you. Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred to your account, personally I am interested in estate
management and hotel business, promise me not to betray me.
Thanks and God bless.You can call me on tel  number Even if you are not interested in
assisting me, I strongley beleive that your advise can make a different to my survival.
pls write me through my mail address (sesay_442@yahoo.com)
Yours truly
Sesay Kamara





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