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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:

Fraud email example:

From: josephine kalo hellena <jose_33kalo@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 06:42:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: REMAIN BLESSED


Good Day ,

It's a pleasure meeting you today, how is everything with you, hope
all is well with you. I am Mrs.Mary Jane Kalo from Sierra Leone. I
lost my husband during the rebel attack, my husband was a serving
director of the Agro- exporting board until his untimely death .

He was assassinated by the rebels during the political uprising,
before his death he had a consignment containing US$10.5 Million (
Ten Million Five hundred thousand US Dollars) which was concealed
in a metallic trunk box deposited with a security and finance
company in LONDON under a secret arrangement as a family treasure,
the security company does not know the content of this box.

Being that this part of the world experiences political instablity
time without number, there is no guarantee of lives and property, I
cannot invest this money here any longer, I want you to do me a
favour to receive this funds in your country as the beneficiary
to enbale the security Company carry out the shipment.I have plans
to invest this money in continuation with the investment vision of
my late husband, but not in this place again rather in your
country. I have the vision of going into real estate and industrial
production.

I want you to help me contact the the security company as my late
husband foreign bussiness partner, after receiving the prove from me
to enable the company release the consigment to you
diplomatically,while I join you on the arrival of the box.
All you need to do is to help me contact the security company and
introduce yourself as my late husband's foreign bussiness partner
requesting the shipment of the box.

And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and
tell you the arrival date of the box then I will join you to give
you 15% of the money instantly for the help and 5% for any expense
you might incurre during the transfer before I go on with the
proposed investment in your domain. Please if you are interested to
help me recieve this consignment in your country as my late
husband's foreign business partner,kindly respond in swift to
enable me contact the Security company and submit your name for the
preparation of the shippment.

Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated corporation,awaiting
for your urgent reply,this is my private email Address
(jose_33kalo@yahoo.ca)
Yours,
Mrs. Mary Jane Kalo








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