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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: donkumallo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:15:33 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?please=20reply?=

Dear Sir,

Well, I am Donald Kumallo, son to Fidelis Kumallo late former Director of
finance,Chief Fidelis Kumallo Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.

Few days before the death of our father, he confided in me and ordered me
to go to his underground safe and move out immediately, with a Deposit Agreement
and Lodgement Receipt which he made with a bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
where he deposited USD$ 15 million dollars cash (FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS).
This money was made from the sell of Gold and Diamond by my father and he
have already decided to use this money for future investment of the family.

Thereafter, I and my junior sister rushed down to Abidjan with these documents
and confirmed the deposit of the fund by our father. Also, we have been
granted political stay as a Refugee by the Government of Côte d'Ivoire.

We are orphans.We no longer have parents and we are still in the school
when they left us.The funds in question is the only tangible thing we inherited
from them.

We have not handled such funds before, we are novice in the fields of investment,we
have no body to run to, we can not expose the transactions any how for our
security and the security of the funds as well,hence the reason why we contacted
you for assistance.

Human beigns are unpredictable specifially,in monetary affairs,somebody
might be pretending that he is going to help you,while at the back of his
mind, he will be nursing another thing. Help us to receive this money into
your bank account ,help us to invest the funds in a lucrative venture.

The funds,if properly invested,will be for our future, I am left with my
junior sisters now,and I now pose as his father.I owe it as an obligation
to her, to ensure that the funds will not be misused.If you know the kind
of assistance you can render to your younger ones, extend it to us.Accomodate
us as members of your family.

Please the assistance we needed from you is:

1.To receive the money for us in your account for investments in your country
by contacting the bank here where fund is deposited and ask them to transfer
into your bank account as our fathers foreign business partner and our guardian.

2.To look for a good investment in your country where our own share of the
money will be invested when you received the money. You will also manage
such investment for us. This is because we are not good in business and
have not managed any before.

3.To assist us migrate to your country as soon as the money gets to your
account.

4.You will also assist us in getting a good school so that we will continue
our education which we loves most and which we abandoned because of our
ordeal.

Presently,the funds is still in the bank here where our father deposited
it. The transaction is 100% risk free We therefore solicit for your direct
telephone numbers for easy communications.

Please you know that this money is our only hope.
Kindly keep the transaction secret.

May the Glory of the Almighty God be upon you and your family as you assist
us. we are Looking forward to your kind response and assistance.

We remain yours sincerely,
Donald and Eunice.




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