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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: "AUSTINE KAMOKAI" <kamokai@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:11:54 +0000
Subject: REGARDS


NMP REFUGEE CAMP
BUJUMBURA-GHANA
AUSTINE FREEMAN KAMOKAI.



May I use this medium to introduce myself to you? I am a Sierra Leone National and my name is AUSTINE F KAMOKAI. The son of Sabatha Kamokai my father has a Diamond and Mining Corporation in Sierra Leone before the war finally broke out.
Things have never been the same and presently, I am seeking refugee in Ghana. I pray that my decision to contact you will be given a genuine approval considering the facts that we have not known each other before.

Before my father was killed he deposited some huge amount of money in Ghana with a security company in two save boxes which was deposited as described to be containing precious items and personal effects I have worked out arrangements to get this box containing the fund to be taken out of Africa. Now I need
your assistances to help me receive the boxes in your country as soon as it arrives and the safe keeping of it. When the box arrives, you will meet the diplomatic officials and they will assist you. All the documents covering the legality of the money will be sending to you through my lawyer name
Barrister Harrison Kofi.

As you can understand, presently we are in very tight situation and hence I have not been able to pay the demurrage that the box has accumulated that is the reasons we have not remove the boxes from the company. Every day, which the boxes spend in the company for safe keeping, it accumulates demurrage of $20 per day. This is why I work out this strategy to take this box out of Africa. There, you will help me receive it as our trustee or beneficiary.
I and my brother have worked out %20 of the amount for you and your family,%10 kept aside for all expenses and the remaining %70 is what I and my family will invest and live with.

I know you will be wondering how I got your contact. Your contact was given to me by a Christian brother in Accra. Who assured me of your reliability and trustworthy concerning this business I will be very grateful if only you can help me out of this transaction of the whole thing. Because I want
this cash to be moved out of Ghana to overseas for investment under your care without any further delay.

Pls. kindly help me contact my lawyer Name Barrister KOFI Harrison, PHONE +233 242 683 088 EMAIL barr_kofi_harrison_chambers@yahoo.com tell him to send u all the documents that is covering the boxes and reply me as soon as you receive this letter for any further information that you need to know send me your private phone and fax number to enable him to send you the legal documents that is covering the entire boxes.

I am counting on you, looking forward to hear from you. PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH EMAIL BELOW: kamokai2006@latinmail.com


Thanks and God bless you.

AUSTINE FREEMAN KAMOKAI.


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