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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: micheal morgan <michealmorgan080@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kamarakamara39@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 00:45:31 -0700
Subject: From Micheal and Mary kamara

>From Micheal and Mary kamara
avenue 12 Rue 47 GHANA
ANANI REFUGEE, CAMP
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
TEL:+233541456047
Email:kamarakamara39@yahoo.com


We are Micheal and Mary the children of Late General Charley the former
Director of military intelligence and special acting General Manager of the
sierra Leone Diamond mining operation( S.L.D.M.C ). We are contacting you
to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest US 8.5 million
belonging to our late father which is deposited in a bank here in Ghana

This money is revenues from solid minerals and diamonds sales which were
under my fathers possession before the civil war broke out. Following the
break out of the war, almost all government offices,operations and
parasites were attacked and vandalized.

The S.L.D.M.C was looted and burnt down to ashes,and diamonds worth
millions of dollars was stolen by the rebel military forces who attacked
our fathers office, many top government officials and senior army officers
were assassinated and our father was a key target because of his very
sensitive military position and appointment in the
S.L.D.M.C.Regrettably, our father was captured and murdered along with
his brother in cool blood during a mid-night rebel
shoot-out when our official residence in Freetown was ambushed by forded
sank o the notorious rebel leader. Our mother sustained very sever bullet
injuries which resulted to her untimely and painful death in a private
hospital here in Ghana

Now we are alone in a totally strange country without parents, relatives or
any body to care for us at our tender ages. Before our mother died, she
told us that our father deposited some money which he made from diamond
sales and contracts in a bank here in Ghana and that we should pray and
find a trust worthy foreign business partner who would help us to
transfer and invest this
money in profitable business venture overseas.

She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ghana and then settle
down abroad. She gave us the bank document to prove the deposit and then
told us that our father used my name as the only son to deposit the money
in the bank.She told us that this is the reason why we came to Ghana. My
mother died after wards. May her spirit rest in perfect peace.

I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this money and I spoke with
the Manager of International remittance who assured me that everything is
intact and promised to help us transfer this money to my fathers foreign
partners bank account as soon as we provide our fathers partners foreign
bank account for them. However, the manager is very concerned because
of our age. I am 25 years why my younger brother is 21 years and as
such advised that we should
look for a matured person that will represent me at the bank.

If you are willing to assist us, please let us know immediately so that you
will arrange the transfer of the money to your account with the bank.Please
note that we will offer you 25% of the total money as compensation for your
noble assistance in accordance with my mothers advise. I am interested in
any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your country
and you would also get a school for me, my little sister so that we can
finish our college education.

Please there is urgent need for the money to be transferred to your account
because of the political crises they are having in Ghana now. We are hoping
to hear from your urgent response.

with respectful Best regards yours friends
Micheal and Mary

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