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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: "grace kamalu" <grace_kamalu@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 23:09:35 +0000
Subject: please help me

Hello my Dear
I come to you with due respect and
equally with heartful of tears and since we have not
known or met ourselves previously. Please, i mean no
harm to you only that i am in a desperate situation
and need urgent help.
After going through this mail,it will be your
decision,whether to help me or to leave me to my
faith, but whatever you decide, bear in mind,i am in
trouble and need your help I am asking for your
assistance after I have gone through a profile that
speaks good of you.
I will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to
the right channel towards your assistance to my
situation.
I will make my proposal well known if I am given the
opportunity.
I would like to use this opportunity to introduce
myself to you. Anyway, i am grace kamalu. 24years old
girl,the only daughter of .Dr kamalu JOHNSON My father
is now late,he died during the last crisis in my
country (Liberia) West Africa.
He was one of the high officers in the leadership of
former president Charles Taylor who is now under united nations detention facing charges on war crimes against humanity for his role in lavishing the life of many innocent souls. ,My father was
unlucky to be among those that were killed by the
rebel.
The main reason why I am contacting you now is to
seek for your assistance in the area of my future
investment and also for a help hand over of some huge
amount of money in my possession. This money (7.8
millon Dollars) was deposited some years ago by my
father, he made me the sole beneficiary.
Please, I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to
make this claim,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 known to you if you give me the opportunity to do
so. Pls attach your direct contact information as you
reply to me.
via my e-mail address grace_kamalu@yahoo.ca <mailto:grace_kamalu@yahoo.ca>
Yours Faithfully,
grace kamalu




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