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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Kamara=20james?= <kamarajames01@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: kamarajames@myway.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:39:58 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear I am Waiting To Hear From You


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kamarajames01@yahoo.co.uk

Dear I am Waiting To Hear From You


I am Mr Kamara James ,the director in-charge of

auditing and accounting section of commercial bank

Ghana in West Africa


with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction. During our investigation and auditing in this bank,


my department came across a very huge sum of money

belonging to a deceased person who died on November

1997 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in

his account with this bank without anyclaim

of the fund in our custody either from his family or

relation before our discovery to this development.


Although personally, I keep this information secretwithin

myself and my partners to enable the whole

plans and ideas be profitable and Successful during

the time of execution. the said amount was US$

14M(fourteen million Dollars).United

States


Meanwhile,all the whole arrangements to put claims

over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the

deceased, get the required approval and transfer this

money to a foreign account has been put in

place and directives and needed information will be relayed

toyou as soon as you indicate your interest and

willingness to assist us and also benefit yourself to

this great business opportunity.Infact



I could havedone this deal alone but because of

my position in this country as a civil servant, we are

not allowed to operate a foreign account and wouldeven

ually raise an eye brow on my side during thetime of

transfer because I work in this bank.this isthe actual reason


why it will require a second party or fellow who will

forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of

trust and oath to the bank and also

present a foreignaccount where he will need the money to be

re-transfered into on his request as it may be after

due verification and clarification by the

correspondent branch of the bank where the whole

money will be remitted from to your own designated bank

account.


I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is

100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this

transaction,you will be entitled to 30% of

thetotalsum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to

take care of the expenses that may arise during the

time of transfer and also telephonebills,while 60%will

be for me and my partners.Please,you

have been advised to keep top secret as we

are still in serviceand intend to retire from service

after we conclude this deal with you.


I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this

bank until you confirm the money in your account and

ask us to come down to your country for subsequent

sharing of the fund to percentages previosly

indicatedand furtherinvestment, either in your country or any

country youadvice us to invest in.


All other necessary information will be

sent to you when Ihear from you.

Isuggest you get back to me as soon

as possible statingyour wish in this deal.,



Yours faithfully,

Mr Kamara James



- Kamara james


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