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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: <mrs_akas2000@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:22:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Proceed Immediately Please

FROM MRS AKAS KOROMAH.

Dear Respectful one,

With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you would be of great assistance to me and my children.

I am MRS AKAS KOROMAH, the wife of the late Dr DAVID EMOS KOROMAH JR. of the blessed memory. Prior to my husband assassination by the rebel forces loyal to CORPORAL FODAY SANKOH of the Revolutionary United Front(RUF), He was the Director General National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation
of Sierra-Leone.

Few days before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my children(JOHNSON and ROSE)to move out of Sierra-Leone and also to go in his underground strong room where the documents of money he has deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire in one trunk Box as family
valuables and treasures with the name of my first son johnson as the beneficiary. The amount is US$15.500,000.00 (Fifteen million five hundred thousand United States Dollars). We managed to escape to Abidjan the Republic of Cote D'Ivoire through the help of my husband's friend who is a trawler:
But due to the political problem here in Cote d'Ivoire


Want you to please assist us to claim the box from the security company But if you can not come dnow here i will send to you the contact information where the money he has deposited in the security company immediately I here from you so that youy will contact them on how to
Deliver the box to you in your country . Please ensure that no one else knows about this money as it is only myself my children, yourself and the Rev. Pastor of the church where we worship knows about this money

Me and my children, have it in mind to reward you with a certain percentage for your assistance. As soon as you see this email do not hesitate to call me and my children on this line Tel:+22507531361 immediately you receive this letter to enable us proceed immediately EMAIL ;
madam_akas2005@yahoo.fr

May God bless you as you assist me.
Yours sincerely.
MRS AKAS KOROMAH





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