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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: Walter Kamara <walter_kamara@yahoo.dk>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:03:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: INFORMATION NEEDED SO URGENT PLS.


Hello Finkstein,

Nice to hear from you. What is that, you do not want to forward to me your complete information as I requested from you for the computer progamming as I told you for us to move ahead in this transaction.

The documents you are asking me to mail to you first, could not mail to you because, I do not know what exactly you are going to do with them. Moreover, your name and your information, is not yet programmed in the computer file of the late depositor as his real next-of-kin who is in the position to inherit this money left by him here in our bank.

As soon you your name and your informations has fixin as I told you, I will forward to you the Application form which you will fill and send to my bank for the claim of this money into your bank account. The documents you are asking about is not yet the time for me to forward any document in relate to this money ok.

I want you to understand what are doing. It is not a child play or some thing you can play with ok. This is a DEAL BUSINESS, we are doing. I know that, you do not understand it as I see you.

I did not any of your information you said that, you attarch to your mail to me. So, I would like that, you forward to me in your next, your complete informations as I requested from you for the computer programming. And, I want you to stop asking me questions like small baby ok. What do you mean by asking me the kind of TV show I use to watch and also, my closest family member ? I do not like this kind question to be asking me ok. Just go straigth to the business we are doing than asking me question that has nothing to do with the business we are doing ok.

My telephone number you where talking about, I do not know if realy you know what you are talking about because, the number I gave you is my direct number. If you want to dial my number, dial is this way : +22508024659 or 0022508024659

I am waiting to receive all your informations I requested from you for the computer programming and your call as soon as possible. bye and have a nice day.

Yours faithfully

Walter.


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