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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: Janet Kamuzu <kamuzujanet001@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: janetkamuzu@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:17:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Good day....pls read and reply soon.


We needs your help please, God bless you.


Dearest one,

I am (Janet Kamuzu ) from Nairobi Kenya, East africa. i write to inform
you my desire to have joint investment, and to buy a living house in your country. i am the beloved daugther of (Hon.Williams Kamuzu ) my father
was a great Politician and businesss merchant in my country, before his suden death recently my father was killed my the opposition parties
during the election raiot and violence in the city of nairobi kenya.

before my father died he reavealed to me in the hospital bed as the beloved daugther that incase if he did not survive is condition, are should go to his private room and open is briefcase where he kept his vital information and documents, he further said, i will find a particullar brown paper bag which contain the depositary of is life treasury which he deposited with a security warehouse in GHANA west africa, that ashould find my way of escape to ghana so that i can meet the security company for the claim of his two consignment trunk boxes.

he personally revealed to me that the content of the depositary is Two consignment trunk boxes and each box contain $16.5 millionm us dollars and the second box contain $18 million us dollars, he told me that is trying to use the money for the election project and to put some logistic in places as a cheerful giver.

my father did not disclose any of the content of the boxes to the security company, to avoid the officials from raising eye brows to the funds.

presently I'm in Ghana to notify the security company for the claims of the Two consignment trunk boxes, when i get to the security company i prensented the documents and the director go through it, and they told me that they're sorry that the consignment can not be release to me alone on else i come along with my late father foreign business partiner, because my father as already write bond of agreement with there company that without the present of a foreign partiner the 2 consignment trunks boxes should not be release to anyone. this the reson why i contacted you for the immediate assistance to come to my aid.

I have map out 25% for you and 5% aside for any expenses that you might incure during the process of this transaction 20% to buy a living house in your country and the remaining 50% will be for our joint investment. I'm staying in the refugee camp, because I can not afford to pay for hotel bill anymore, besides all the vital documents covering the deposit transaction is intact in my position.

be endeavour to have a look at this web links
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7172103.stm

Note: I have never disclosed this to any person apart from you, so you have to keep this transaction as a top secret to yourself alone and i need your urgent attention.

I will want you to forward me your direct tel/fax (mobile) the front page of your travelling passport (scan copy) for more details.

Yours truly,
Janet Kamuzu (for the entire family).



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