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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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Fraud email example:

From: linda kamara <linda_kama202@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:53:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I need your urgent assistance

Dear,
I am miss linda kamara the only daughter of late chief Philip kamara from Sierra Leone. I got your contact from the chember of comerce here in ABIDJAN.

My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to rely on you.I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer my cash of twenty one million eight hundred thousand dollars($21,800,000) now in the custody of a security trust company here in Abidjan to your private account pending my arrival to your country.

SOURCE OF THE MONEY My late father, Chief Philip kamara, a native of mende district in the Northern province of Sierra Leone, was the general Manager of Sierra Leone mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father. This money wasthe income accrued from mining co-operation's over draft and minor sales. Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my country,following the forceful removal from power of the Civilian Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels.

My father had already made arrangement for his family,my mother, and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects and the box containing team. My father deposited the box in a private Security Company for the safe custody until after the war when he will join us. During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the sierra Leone mining coop. Was one of the targets looted and destroyed.

My father including other top Government functionaries Were attacked and killed by the rebels because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father death, and with the news of my uncles involvement in air crash in January, dashed our hope of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mothers heart
failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital After we must have spent a lot of money on her. Now and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help.Without any relation,i am now like refugees and orphan. my only hope now is in you and the box deposited in the security company.To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the following ways.

To assist me claim this box from the security company as a foreign partner/beneficiary.To transfer this money in your name to your country.To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on my behalf in your country and you,the caretaker.To secure a college for me in your country for me to further my education.And to make arrangement for my travel with you to your country after you have transferred this fund.
Most importantly, the security company
officials donot know the exact content of the box because it was declared as family valuables belonging to a foreign partner. The whole documents issued to my late father after deposit are all in my custody. Please writh me immediately you recieve this mail .I am waiting anxiously for your urgent response

Thanks and God bless you.

Best regard.

miss linda kamara contact lnd_kamara@yahoo.com

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