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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: "Jackson Kwame" <kkwwaammee@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 18:02:07 +0100
Subject: FROM: JACKSON KWAME.


FROM: JACKSON KWAME.
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire

Dear Friend,

I am MR. JACKSON KWAME the only son of the former Director of finance,
Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation,(HON) DR.DESMOND KWAME. I know
that this mail might come to you as a surprise, due to the fact that we know
not each other before now. I got your contact through a current publication,
and decided to solicit for you understanding and wholehearted assistance to
recieve the sum of US$20.5M in your bank account and earnest business
partnership thereafter. My name is as above, I am 25 years old, a citizen of
Sierra Leoane. I lost my parents as a result of the disastrous civil war
which lasted for about 12 years in my country. Before the peak of the war,
which eventually took my father's life, My fater informed me in confident
that he has deposited the above sum in a suspense account of a BANK in
Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire,where I moved with my younger sister immediately my
father was murthered by the rebels. I now reside here (Abidjan) under
political Assylum with my 17 years old sister,PRECIOUS KWAME. The money was
put in my father's possession by the then Government of AlhajiTejan Kaba for
the purchasing of ammunitions to confrom the rebels.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the
present Government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers
who served under the former regime and now asked countries to expel such
persons at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it
is on this note that I am contacting you, I need you to assist me recieve
the money into your account by providing me with your bank particulars:

1) Bank name & address.
2) Account name & beneficiary
2) Account number & swift code
3) Bank telephone, fax and telex numbers
4) Your private address, telephone & fax numbers.

I have in mind to compensate you with 30 % of the total money amount,
additional 10% for all your expenses encured in this transaction. I will
give you a 20% annual commission in any investment we embarck upon in your
country. I intend to invest in Real Estate business, though it depens on how
lucrative it is in your country, I also count on your advise and guidance.
Please kindly reach me by a return mail or on the above telephone number to
indicate your interest in this business transaction, so as to enable us
discuss this transaction in detail. Finally, I wish to assure you that this
transaction is legal and 100% risk-free. I have in my possession the legal
documents of this Deposit/Funds, as issued to my father by the Bank
management.

Thanks and God bless as you get back to me as quickly as possible.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.JACKSON KWAME.

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