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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: "SAMUEL AND GLADY KALMA" <sammykohnn@ymail.com>
Reply-To: samuelglakalamaa@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:45:39 +0200 (EET)
Subject: FROM SAMUEL AND GLAD KALMA




Greetings,

Good Day and God bless you as I introduce myself to you with all faith and hope you will
understand us and not betray us or let us down at the end.

My name is SAMUEL and my sister's name is GLAYS KALMA, we are the children of late CHIEF
DUNGA HERBERT KALMA, I am 17 years old, we are from republic of Sierra Leone, but currently
now we are resident in Abidjan Cote D’ivoire, our father died years ago in our country
Republic of Sierra Leone, before Our father He was into legal solid minerals, diamonds and
gold mining sealing which was under his positions in government then, and he has succeeded in
saving (US$9.500, 000.00) Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, during
our late father’s business on legal solid minerals, diamonds and gold mining selling he went
on a trip to Republic of Cote D'Ivoire nearby country to our country to save his money for
security reasons because of the political problems in our country, as our father returns back
to our country Unfortunately he is dead the rebels kills him, the rebels assassinate our
father and burnt our houses and all properties into ashes.

When the rebels attack our parents in our house our mother took us to ran away to this
country Ivory Coast, Abidjan, where our late father deposited the money US$9.5 Millions
dollars, and our mother died here in a private hospital because of the bullet injuries she
sustained all over her body, our mother died here in shut of words may her soul rest in
perfect peace.

Before our mother died she told us about the money our father deposited here in Abidjan, and
our mother gave us all the vital documents that covers the money in the bank, our mother told
us that we should look for somebody who is trustworthy and God fearing person who will help
us to transfer this money to he or her account for investment purpose and also help us to
relocate to his country and stay with him and help us to start our education while he will
invest the money in good profitable business.

According to our late mothers advice we will give you 30% percent of the total money as soon
as the money transferred to your account, the 30% we will give you is your own share for
assisting to transfer the money to your account, and the rest of the money you will use it
to invest in good business while i and my sister will be in the school.

Listen we have been sufferings here in this total strange country since we lost our parent,
we have been living in refugee camp and we don’t have anybody to help us here, and that is
why we can not leave this money in the bank here without any investment, please we need your
urgent assistance to transfer this money to your country and come over there to stay with
you.

We went to the bank severally where the money deposited, and the bank said that based on the
agreement our late father reached with them, the bank said that we should provide to them any
foreign account where they will transfer the money to, and the details of the person who will
received and invest the money as foreign beneficiary.

The bank assured us that once we give them account details that they will transfer the money
to his account.
Now permit me to ask you these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your own person?
2. Can we completely trust you?
3. Hope my percentage offer is good accepted by you?

Please, Treat this email confidential and get back to us as soon as possible.

Please for security reasons reply to our privet Email Address ( samuelglakalama@yahoo.fr ),
please you can call us with this number immediately as soon as you received this mail
(+225-086-959-44 ) for more details.

Yours Sincerely,
Samuel and Glad Kalma

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