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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: "Mr Malick Camara ." <mc30400@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: os304022@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:39:44 +0200
Subject: Thanks And God Bless You.

Good Day ,

I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we
have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance
after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you.I want to find
out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to investment .

I came across your profile and I feel it's highly reputable that is why I
pick an interest getting across to you in respect of investment at my
disposal. I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right
channel towards your assistance to my situation now.I will make my proposal
well known if I am given the opportunity.

I would like to use this opportunity to introduce my self to you.Well I am
Mr Malick Camara from Liberia,the son of Col Camara Wade ,i am living in
Dakar Senegal now,My father is now late,he died some weeks back during the
last and current crisis in my country(Liberia).

He was one of the high officers in the leadership of formal president
Charles Taylor who is now facing tribune case now after many innocent soul
were killed ,My father was unlucky to be among those that was killed by the
rebel.

The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek you assistance in the
area of my future investment and also for a help hand over some huge amount
of money in my possetion. This money is ($10. million United States Dollars)
was deposited in a security and finance company in Dakar Senegal some years
ago by my father He made me the sole beneficiary.

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I received from
my father's brothers. They planned to take away all my father's treasury
and properties away from us since unexpected death of my father, the wost
part is that the later planned and killed my mother about nine month ago
after the death of my father, then i deceided to run out to Dakar Senegal
where the money was deposited, because i know that if i remain there one
day the must to kill me because the are two much heartless.

I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim and also l want
you to stand as my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well.

As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well
know to you if I am given the opportunity to do so. Pls attach your direct
and full information such like your phone number and fax. You can also contact me with this id os30401@myway.com for more information of this project.

Thanks And God Bless You.

Malick Camara .



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