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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: "Miss Fotou Kamarah" <msfotoukamarah@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:26:37 +0000
Subject: FROM MS FOTOU KAMARAH

FROM MS FOTOU KAMARAH
UNHCR BUDUBURAM REFUGEES CAMP,
ACCRA,GHANA.
Alternate-email: msfotoukamarah@freeghana.com


Re Business Requirement needed.

First,Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you.I believe
you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced
your profile from a human resource profile database in your country. Though,
I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile
political situation in Sudan it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN,
BBC news bulletins.

My name is Miss Fotou Kamarah (19yrs) the only daughter of Late Mohammed
Kamarah (The former special acting General Manager of the Sudanees National
Petroleum Corporations -SNPC ).You can copy and view this site below to know
more about the rebel war in my Sudan below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3979531.stm

I am contacting you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest
US$10M belonging to my late father which is deposited in finance firm which
i will disclose to you in a later date as you agree for security reasons.
This money was earned as revenues from Petroleum sale, which were under my
fathers possession before the rebel war, broke out.

Following the broke out of the rebel war,The SNPC was looted and burnt down
to ashes,and properties worth millions of dollars were stolen by the rebel
militia forces that attacked my father’s office and assasinated my father
since he was one of the key targets because of he came from Sudanees Darfur
region.Sadly,my father was captured and murdered along with his only brother
in a cool blood.

My mother suffered heart attack and stroke,which resulted to her untimely
and painful death on 7th June,2004 at a private hospital in Chad where we
first escaped to and sought assylum. Now I am alone in a totally strange
country Ghana without parents, relatives or anybody to care for me at my
tender age.Only God is my Parent and my family now.

I believe in the word of God that says:Lord, you are my God.The poor and the
helpless have fled to you and have been safe in times of trouble. (Isaiah
25:1,4)

Before my mother died, she told me that my father deposited some money which
he made from Petroleum sales and contracts,at a secret finance Company in
Europe and that I should pray and find a trust worthy foreigner who would
help me to transfer and invest this money in profitable business venture
overseas.She told me to do this qiuckly so that I can leave and then settle
down abroad before i die in hunger salvation in Africa.

She gave me all the deposit documents for the fund to prove to the Finance
Company and then told me that my father used my name as the only person who
has the right to choose the next-of-kin to the deposit since am still a
tenager.She also told me that my father declared the contents of the box
which contain the money as Family Valuables like Gold and Diamond not to
raise eyebrows.

If you are willing to assist me, please let me know immediately and provide
me with your Contact details to enable me secure a power of attorney in your
name so that you can apply to the finance Company for the release of the
fund to you for my care pending when i will meet with you for investment.

I have also decided to offer you 30% of the total money as a token of
appreciation when the money is transferred to you successfully.You will also
manage the fund for me in any profitable company since I will still have to
complete my education in accordance with my mother's advice. I am interested
in any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your
country and I will plead with you to get a school for me so that I can
finish my college education after the money is transferred to you.

I assure you that this business proposal is 100% risk and danger free,hence
i am emlporing you.

I am emploring you to apply to the finance company as my Late father's
foreign Business partner,so that the money can be transfer to your account
oversea.

If this proposal is acceptable by you,please reply,but if it is not
acceptable by you please still reply and let me know so that i can contact
another person,who may be willing to accept it.

I am hoping to hearing your urgent response.

Thank you and May God bless you and your dear family.

Faithfully,
Ms.Fotou Kamarah.
Email. msfotoukamarah@freeghana.com

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