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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: daniel calabi <dancalabi@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 03:24:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Swift Response Is needed


BUDUBURAHAM REFUGEE CAMP,
WESTERN REGION,ACCRA-GHANA



From: PRINCE DANIEL CALABI
E-MAIL: princedaniel_calabi@yahoo.com.


Attn:
Compliments of the day!

I and my younger sister write to seek for your assistance; we got your contact from a noble gentleman that came to our refugee camp who came to give a seminar about AIDS whom we confronted that we are looking a God-fearing person that is when your data was given to us.

First and foremost i want to introduce myself to you. My name is Prince Daniel Calabi and my younger sister Princess Jane calabi a Liberian, my consignment contains 45million United States dollars and some quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify.
The consignments are presently in Turkey. The consignment gets to States through the help of a U.N diplomat Dr.Clinton Komelo. The fact is that Dr.Clinton Komelo is supposed to have delivered this consignment to a man called DR STUD BAKER in Turkey

The week Dr.Clinton Komelo is suppose to deliver the consignment to him, when he got to Turkey after clearing the consignment from the Airport, he call Dr.Stud Baker to tell him the description to is house for the delivery, but is wife answered the call and told Dr.Clinton Komelo that her husband Dr. Stud Baker hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death some few hours later.

Dr Stud Baker has already paid the demurrages from the security company, he paid for Bullion van that took the consignment to the airport and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in getting the DRUG / ANTI TERRIORIST CERTIFICATE, which is so expensive that he spent 25 thousand dollars to acquire it, but unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was why Dr.Clinton Komelo has to deposit the consignment with a warehouse over there in Turkey and called us to informed us about what is happening.

So please you can call Dr.Clinton Komelo on his Roaming number 00233244027886 who is presently in States now.

Please when you call him you will tell him that you are calling in respect of Prince Daniel Calabi's consignment that is in Turkey.

If Dr.Clinton Komelo asks if you have discussed with me tell him that you have discussed with me immediately.

Please, get to Dr.Clinton Komelo on time and get back to me through mail.
I await your urgent response.

Thanks and God bless you
Prince Daniel and Princess Jane Calabi.
E-mail: princedaniel_calabi@yahoo.com

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