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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: "rose nkama" <nka.rose07@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:59:03 +0000
Subject: Hi


Sir,
Please do not be surprise to receive this email. My name is Rose , I am
presently in Accra-Refugee camp with my younger Brother, due to our
condition since the death of our parent. However, I write to seek your
help/assistance to help us retrieve our consignment box (US$5.5Million
dollars) which is in the custody of a diplomat who brought it to your
country after Mr Putra Augus disappointed us out of his greediness. Please
reply, to enable me give you more details. Kindly email me via :
mmariam@ymail.com
Regards,
Miss Nkama

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