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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: kamara lagwo <lagwo_n14@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lagwo_a@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:46:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: urgent respond


URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:MR LAGWO KAMARA
WEST-AFRICA.
DEAR,
Iam contacting you because of my intention to invest my money in your country through a reputable person like you into private research institute.
My late father was the export manager of Sierra-Leone Diamond-mine before he was assasinated by the gun men,who we suspected to be the members of the Revolutionary United Front rebels R.U.F that were attacking the government of my country by then.
My late father deposited the sum of Four Million U.S.A Dollas ($4.000.000)in a Security Company,

I am making an arrangement ,so that we will move this money out of here through your assistance as the beneficiary of the fund.I need your assistance because if the Security company discovers that the content of the consignment is money,they may try to share it with me since my father who deposited it is dead.But if i tell them that the box belongs to my late fathers associate,they will stay clear.
My late father used this Security Company to export Diamond to Europe through their Diplomatic channel when he was alife.

Please, you have to work with me with honesty because right now,i am staying in the house of a humanitarian who worked in the refugee camp.I moved into the refugee camp after the attack of the rebels in our home in my country Sierra-Leone.Ifaith.camstergir lt was these rebels that assasinated my father and looted all our property.All my future now lies on this fund which was deposited by my late father in a Security Company down here.

Please,let me know your advice on how best we can invest this money in your country.Your persentage for your assistance will be 20% of the total money and 10% will be for expenses made in the process of this transaction from the both parties.

This business is risk free, that is why i have to contact you,
Thanks as i expect your kind responce.
Best Regards.
Lagwo Kamara

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