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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: "Mr Colins Dambaseih" <c_akagod@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: colins23@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:07:49 +0000
Subject:

Good Day,

Good day, and How are you today? Hope all is well, I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise, but you need not to worry as i use this way to contact you, it is due to is only means i can reach you confidentially as a foreign to seek for your assistance in this matter.

My name is, Colins, am from Kenya, am 23yrs old, am studing Engineering at United States International University Po Box 14634, 00800, Nairobi - Kenya. , I'm an orphan and I apologize if the contents hereunder are contrary to your moral ethics, but please treat it with absolute secrecy and personal courtesy.

Am the only son of my Late father;(Dr Dambaseih) who was a politician
/business man, I lost my father as the rebel and the present government civil war is getting worst, he was killed on his way driving to meet up with Kenya Episcopal Conference held on Tue, Dec 04, 2007, in the northern part of the kigali city, he was found dead along the (ofune new road) beside the catholic cathedral church on 11th DEC 2007.

Before his death, my late father had a deposdited with bank Security Currier Company here in Kenya, also the security company has a branch office in Dakar Senegal west africa, mean while i have ask the bank security(SGBS) to transfer the fund down to daka senegal their branch office for some reasons.

The amount deposit is, ($7,2 Million USD , Seven Million two hundred thousand United state Dollars) in a fixed deposit account for onward transfer as I was told by the bank director during theburial.

After the burial of my father, I lived with my uncle to continue my education, after a year and some months interval, he seized my late fathers property and stopped me from going to school because I refused to give him the documents concerning the deposited account which suppose to belongs to me as the next of kin and only son.

He decided to force me to deliver all the document to him, mean while I left the house and evacuate to dakar senegal to settle down and looked for some one reliable,
sincere and God fearing person who can assist me, therefor i started to verify the existence of the said inheritance and to search for honest and trustworthy person who will help retrieve my inheritance fund from the bank.

I later learnt that the money was deposited in the bank with my name as next of kin. So I decided to contact you to assist me transfer themoney in your account, from it you use some money proccess for my travelling document to come over to your Country to continue my education while you will help me in the investment program.

Hopefully you will help me apply for the release and the transfer of my inheritance fund into your account sir, am sincerely plaeding to give your fullness support for possible action on how the transaction will procced.

Please as you show your willingness, Iam eagerly waiting for your urgent respond, free minding expression is all i want to know from you if i should hope or not.

With regards,

Colins Damba Seih


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