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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Raphael Kamara <nindya.s@ub.ac.id>
Reply-To: raphaelkamara00255@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:19:27 +0100
Subject: (no subject)
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Good day dearest,
I am persuaded to reach you by faith believing that you will accept this
appeal for help and investment in good faith. I am Raphael Kamara, the
son of late Chief Vincent Kamara and I am 16 years old boy from Freetown
Province in Sierra Leone. I am in the position of US$7.5 Million which
my late father deposited in fixed with a bank in Cote d'Ivoire which he
wanted to use finance his presidential political ambition in our Country
before he was affected with these deadly corona viruses in his business
trip to France in February this year. This money was realized from
royalties and the alluvial gold dust sold during the war when my father
was the Chief of Freetown Province, Republic of Sierra Leone.
As his only child, I am presently taking refuge in Ivory Coast following
the death of my father and my stepmother was desperately after my life
because of my late father's wealth which he used my name as the only Son
to deposited the money in the bank. I have decided to invest this money
in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and
political reasons. I seek your assistance to claim this money and have
it move out of this country to enable you assist me plan for the
investment outside this country so as to enable plan for my future. I
will give you 15% of the money for your kind assistance to me. I will
give you further details as soon as I hear from you. Please, I wait for
your response.
Best regards,
Raphael Kamara
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