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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: lily kamokai <damsellily@zwallet.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:58:13 -0400
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE PLEASE

Dear: Friend,



Good day to you compliment of the day I am using this

opportunity to introduce my self to you I am LILY

KAMOKAI, I contacted you today concerning my family

situation I need your reliability to be my trustee in

other to help me to retrieve my late Husband

consignment. I'm now raveling you my families’ secret.



I am LILY KAMOKAI, the wife of the LATE ENG.HILARY

KAMOKAI WHO WAS THE MINISTER OF MINES AND DIAMOND OF

THE REPUBLIC OF( RWANDA) IN WEST AFRICA, before his

sudden death was occur by the (RWANDA) rebels the West

side boys, On his sick bed when he realized that his

condition is beyond the treatment he called me and

reveled to me his consignment boxes which was

deposited in a security company in Ghana, i will not

hesitate to forward the security company contact as

soon as i receive your reply.



The boxes contain $18.5 M US dollars. He directed me

to his attorney a lawyer in Ghana. Who is in position

of the whole documents covering the consignment in the

security firm to avoid any implication since the whole

documents where burnt down during the crises. Right

now I am in exile with my three children here in Ghana

Refugees camp in Accra Ghana.



I only need your trustworthy in order to transfer this

money to your country for investment, I have worked

out 20% of the total money for you and your family and

another 7% is for the expenses you may do during the

time of transferring the money to your place and the

remaining 73% is for me and my family to invest in

your country under your care for partnership. This

instruction was given to me by my late Husband before

his untimely death, that I should make a good

arrangement to move this consignment out of Africa

because of his enemies in our country RWANDA. I am

waiting to hear your urgent reply, Please try to keep

this talk secret because the wall has ear. And for any

further information your may need to know please do

not hesitate to contact me immediately So that i will

give you the information.



Best Regards

Lily Kamokai



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