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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: "FRANKOKON & SISTER" <kamara@postino.it> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:11:58 +0000
Subject: WE CHOSE AND TRUST IN YOU

FROM:frankAND SISTER..
TEL:+225 05 09 48 11


Dear Respectful ONE,

CONFIDENTIAL


Please I am frankokon the only son of late CHIEF VINCENT KONE KAMARA from
Sierra Leone. I got your contact from the Ecowas Infomation Center in Côte
d'Ivoire. My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to
rely on you. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your
assistance to transfer our cash of Twenty One Million United States
Dollars($21,000,000.00) now in the custody of a BANK here in Abidjan to your
private
account pending our arrival to your country.

SOURCE OF THE MONEY
My late father, chief Vincent Kamara, a native of mende district in the
Northern province of Sierra Leone, was the general Manager of Sierra Leone
mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father. This money
was the income accrued from mining co-operation's over draft and minor sales.

Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of major Paul
Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost
destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power ofthe Civilian
Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My father had already made
arrangement for his family, my mother, my little sister and myself to be
evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects .

My father deposited the fund for the safe custody until after the war when he
will join us. During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate
looting of public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the sierra
Leone mining co-op was one of the targets looted and destroyed.

My father including other top Government functionaries were attacked and killed
by the rebels in November 1999 because of his relationship with the civilian
Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father death, and with the
news of my uncles involvement in air crash in January, dashed our hope of
survival. The untimely deaths caused my mothers heart failure and other related
complications of which she later died in the hospital After we must have spent
a lot of money on her.

Now my 16-year-old sister and myself are alone in this strange country
suffering without any care or help. Without any relation, we are now like
refugees and orphans. Our only hope now is in the fund our father deposited in
the BANK. To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings
ways.

To assist me claim this fund from the BANK as co-beneficiary.

To transfer this money in your name to your country.

To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in
your country with you as the caretaker.

To secure a college for my little sister and my self in your country to further
our education.

And to make arrangement for our travel to your country after you have
transferred this fund.
Most importantly'The whole documents issued after deposit is in my custody.

For your assistance, I beg to concede 15% of this money to you for your
assistance While 5% will saet aside in case of any expensince that may acourd.
Iam Urgentily awaiting hearing from you as soon as you receive this mail,

Best regards

FRANKOKON AND SISTER.




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