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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: DAVID NKOMO KASIRAL <davidkasiral@dublin.ie>
Reply-To: davidnkomo@fstmail.com
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:58:13 +0000
Subject: INDICATE INTEREST

Dear Friend,

I am writing this mail to you regarding a business transaction that will benefit us (you and I), I am David Nkomo Kasiral a Sierra Leonian age 38yrs, My father was the former Director of mines and mineral resources in my country before his death, he was killed by the Liberia- backed rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) during the out break of political crisis in my country May 2000. Read crisis in my country on the below web pages:
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<http://www.africaaction.org/docs99/sl9901.htm>>
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<http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/slindex.htm>>

During his tenour in office, my father was opportune to transact business with some foreigners on behalf of my country and at the same time had the opportunity as the director of resource and contract award department to issue out contracts and see to the execution of the contracts, it was during some of these contract he awarded that he accumulated the sum of $27.8m from the foreign contractors he issued contracts for his commitment to see that all foreign contractors that are issued contracts and have executed same are paid adequately and on time.

He deposited this fund with a security company abroad as a consignment in order not to reveal the content of the fund, he deposited it as a tresure in a box. As at now the security company are not aware of the $27.8m in the box all they are aware is that the consignment contains treasures which a certificate of deposit was issued to my father, going through the documents he left behind, I found out that my father's best friend Mr. Tim Cariton Snipps a British citizen who is supposed to claim the consignment on behalf of my father is dead, from the information I got he died of heart attack, the only proof that a consignment was deposited is the certificate issued to my father and some other vital documents which are in my custody now.

Furthermore, due to the political crisis, my family and I fled for our dear life in to a neighbouing county in other not to be killed by these butal rebels our traveling documents were distroyed by these rebels the only thing I could carter away with are the certificate of deposit and the vital documents.

Due to the fact that I can not travel to claim the consignment, I solicit your assistance in claiming the consignment on my behalf, as I am ready to share the fund with you fifty, fifty once you indicate your interest to ssist.

Finally, as soon as you indicate your interest in assisting I will then send to you all necessary documents including an affidavit of change of ownership in your favour, which will empower you as the sole beneficiary/next of kin to the consignment. Meanwhile, as you reply forward the followings to me, Your name/Company name, your address to enable me get a sworn affidavit of change of owneship in your favour and your telephone number where I can reach you easily for more explanations on this transaction.

Your immediate reply to davidkasiral@dellmail.com will be appreciated.

Regards
David Nkomo Kasiral


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