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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: "Fatou Camara" <miss_fatoucamara@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:39:46 +0200
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ? BONJOUR

Dear Beloved One,
My private Email miss_fatoucamara@yahoo.fr
I am Fatou Camara , a daugther to late Mr Camara a well known cocoa merchant here in COTE D IVOIRE, my father was killed during the civil war here in COTE D IVOIRE but before his death he deposited the sum of $5.5 million US DOLLAR in a security company now that my father is death I am contacting for partnership so that you can help claim this fund from the security company and invest in your country.
Please, be inform that due to the situation in which my father family members want to kill me I am presently hiding in a Church.
Please, upon your kind acceptance to help me , I will like you to send to me your telephone and fax numbers .
Below here are my conditions:
1) I will offer to you 15% of the fund for your
assistance to me.
2) You will be responsable for the investment of this
fund.
Please, I will send my IDENTITY CARD as soon as I hear from you .
I am an anticipation to hear from you soon.
Best Regards
Fatou Camara.
N/B Please you can reply me in french .
Bonjour cher bien aimé,
Email pivee miss_fatoucamara@yahoo.fr
Je pense que ce mail vous trouvera dans un bon esprit de DIEU. Je suis la Fille du MR. CAMARA ancien Director de SODEMI, assassiné en cote d'ivoire le 19 sept 2002 ,
En effet, avant le décès de mon père, il avait déposé une somme de 5.500 000 de dollars americain dans une dépôt dans une compagnie de sécurité en étranger; ; maintenant que mon père est décédé, vu la situation du pays je voudrais vous contacter comme un partenaire qui voudrait bien m'aider a recupere ce fond et l'envoye vers votre pays pour que vous puissiez m'aider à y investir.
Voici mes conditions pour cette transaction.
1) Je vous offre 15% de mon argent pour le service que vous m’aviez
rendu.
2) Vous serez le Responsable de l’investissement.
3) Vous serez en étranger pour me représenter pour faire le retrait.Si vous êtes d’accord pour mes conditions alors, je vous apporterais tous les documents concernant le dépôt en étranger
Mes sincères salutations

Fatou Camara



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