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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: michael kamara <michael_kamara0500@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 16:01:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Request for urgent assistance


Dearest,


Business proposal
I crave your indulgence at this mail coming from somebody you have not know before. I decided to do this after praying over the situation.
You should please consider the transaction on its content and not the fact that you have not known me before. I need not dwell on how I came by your contact information because there are many such possibilities these days.

I am Michael Kamara the only child to Mr. Desmond Kamara he is a wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in ACCRA GHANA and ABIDJANCOTE D'IVOIRE respectively, i went to a private school and things were moving on well for me and my parents, till when i was in high school when my mother died on the 21ST october 1994 , My father took me so special because i am motherless. and he shower all his love on me and promised me that he will never have another woman because he do not want any problem.But at last my father got dead two years ago.But before the death of my father on the 12th December 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire, he called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he kept a sum of $16.500 000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR) in a bank here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire.
Meanwhile, that he used my name as the next of kin in deposited of the fund.He also explained to me that it was because of this money he was poisoned by his business partner and that i should seek for foreign partner in a country of my choice where i would transfer this
money and use it for investment purpose, such as ;real estate investment or stock market investment.
Plesae, i am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as follows.

1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transfered
into.
2) To serve as the guardian of these fund ,since i am 19years old.

3)To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my
educational career and to procure me a residential permit in your country.

I am inclined to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of
compensation for your effort after the successful transfering of
these fund to your nominated account overseas.Please i will be very happy
if this transaction will be concluded within seven (7) working days from
now.I am expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.

please get me back through my private box for more explanation of
this fund (michael_kamara0500@yahoo.fr)



May Almighty God bless you as you do care for me Amen.

Best Regard
Michael Kamara



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