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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: "DESMOND KAMARA" <desmond_ck2002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: desmond_ck2000@safe-mail.net
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:09:30 +0000
Subject: HEIR DESMOND

TOP SECRET (FOR YOUR EYES ONLY)
Dear ,With trust I dearly contact you for assistance. I am DESMOND CISSE
KAMARA Jr. A Liberian,Son of CHIEF CISSE M. MOUSSA KAMARA Former Chief of
Presidential Protocol. Chairman of Mohammad Group of Companies. Handled
funds from diamond and timber sales on Taylor’s behalf S/2002/470, Para.
165. Associate of former Liberian President Charles Taylor of the National
Patriotic Party of Liberia (NPFL), since Ex President Charles Taylor came in
to power. Because at then rebel and opposition leaders still killing one
another.
But it all began in August 2003, when United Nation, African Union (AU) and
other regional bodies came to conclusion that President Charles Taylor and
his loyalist should handover to an interim Head of Government and go on
exile, so that peace will return in Liberia. When Pressure became too much
from United Nation and other World bodies, including USA, Charles Taylor
accepted and flee with some of his members his loyalist and all his family
members right now are refugees in other countries.
During my Fathers service as a Former Chief of Presidential Protocol.
Chairman of Mohammad Group of Companies. Handled funds from diamond and
timber sales on Taylor’s behalf , He was privileged to make some money,
about Twenty two Million united state Dollars ($22,000,000.00) through
Mining of Raw Gold and Diamond wish he told me as one of his main and
private business before his death, he also said that this money not for
transportation of weapons and Arms. Now that I'm in exile as a refugee,
still in Africa, I don't living comfortable as i want and this money too,
especially since United Nation and American Government are bent on abducting
Charles Taylor to go and face War Crime Tribunal, though that does not
affect me as individual, but affected my privilege of freedom etc.
I need your assistance to repossess this money for me which i have already
made effort to claim but the demands of the security company i can not
afford, and as an asylum seeker here its not advisable for me to do such
transaction. so i need some one that can stand as my foreign beneficiary of
this money, Which he has put in safe keeping in UNITED FOUDATION SECURITY
COMPANY GH LTD, Cause I’m making all arrangement of my travel documents with
the little money I have with me now, when the process of my documents will
be through, then I will come over to invest my own part and spend the rest
of my life in a civilized society like your country. The money was
originally meant for the purchase of Raw Gold and Diamond in the gold coast.
As a result of the present development I want to send the money abroad for
my personal investment without the knowledge of our Government. My main
purpose of writing you is to seek your partnership if you could make claim
of the money from the security company as the beneficiary.
I am willing to discuss sharing ratio in any reliable business you would
embark. Details of how you are going to claim the money from the security
company will be made known to you as soon as you indicate your interest in
this transaction. Please treat this proposal with utmost confidence. All
information's and heritage details I have got from my father before his
death. Including his personal information’s and the names he use in
depositing the consignment .
I'm relying on you for security of this money, please don't betray me. I
wish you blessing in God please note that you must keep this as a top secret
and not let known to any one this must be between the two of us only ,I want
you to know that this is not an email business . E-Mail :
desmond_lifeboy2000@Safe-mail.net

NB you can click on the links below.
<<http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/sc8570.doc.htm>>
<http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0603/18/i_if.01.html>
<http://hrw.org/reports/2002/liberia/liberia0402-01.htm>
Best regards,
DESMOND CISSE KAMARA Jr . E-Mail : desmond_lifeboy2000@Safe-mail.net

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