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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: mrskamara joy <mrskamara45@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:19:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Reply from mrs kamara

Hello my dear.


Many thanks for your email of today.

I am more than happy to receiving your email of today and the contents well understood.
please I want to clearify you on certain issues about this transcation which your understanding will help us to end the transcation fast, because my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next 4 months due to a rare form of cancer of the pancreas. I want you to understand that This money was packaged into a metalic box and deposited in a security company on behalf of my late husband ENGR.Vincent. Kamara who worked with British Judicial Commission in Chelsea England for over a decade before he died on 7th of may in the year 2004.We were married for fifteen years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for two weeks, as i beleive that its God in Heaven who called him back.

please i must tell you to keep evry thing about this transcation secret and conifidencray, so that it will help you out to receiving the trunk box as well without missing the box immiedetary the trunk box lifted up to your country, because the company will ship the box into your doorstep. even the Director of the security company do not know about the contents because my hunsband deposit the trunk box as an Art Work. so therefor do not inform anybody about the content as its important to me and also you that will carry out our dream to make sure you accomplish our wish to the end.

I took this decision because we do not have any child that will inherit this money and through what disturbs me most is my illness, having know my condition I decided to donate this fund to you to carry out our wish to God.
then you have to contact the security company with your information, introducse yourself to Director Dr Jean Salah, that your a partiner to late Engr Vincet Kamara who deposit a trunk box of an Art Work in Overseas Credit Commission Security Company Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire, that your are willing to know the procudures to release the trunk box at your doorsetp as well. then alway bear in mind to inform the security company that content is An Art Work as its in recond. meanwhile you have to act according to the procudure of the security company so that it will helpes you to received the Trunk Box immiedetary before i may died as i hope to see the stratingpoint of our dream to God.
i will be sending you the Certificate of deposit Document as soon as i hear from you again after your regaed to the security company .


Company Contact Information.

OVERSEAS CREDIT COMMISSION SECURITY COMPANY
8-1 AVENUE PLATUAX 01 BP 1274 ABIDJAN 01 – COTE D'IVOIRE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
CONTACT PERSON: DIRECTOR DR.JEAN SALAH
TEL:+22 507 1222 51
FAX: +225 22524052
EMAIL: fod_occsc_ci@consultant.com
OR : credit_commission_sfc01@yahoo.fr



looking forward to hear from you soon
yours mrs kamara

Chiacchiera con i tuoi amici in tempo reale!
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