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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: "kala calinda" <calinda@student.com>
Reply-To: kala_calinda@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:11:01 +0200
Subject: I am Calinda Kala


I am Calinda Kala the only daugther of late Mr and Mrs isaka Kala from the
republic of sierra loene. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based
in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire before he was poisoned to
death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a
business deal.

When my mother died on the 21st October 1990, my father took me so special
because I am motherless. Before the death of my father on 27th June 2005 in
a private hospital here in Abidjan.

He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of US$
27.3 Million dollars left in a security company here in Cote d'ivoire,
that he used my name as her only daugther for the next of kin in deposit of
the consignment.

Further more he also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and
some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him
from the deal they had that he was been poisoned.He then advised that I
should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice who
will assist me retrieve this consignment and transfer this money and use it
for investment purpose. I am honourably seeking your assistance in the
following ways.
1) I want you to help me retrieve this money from the security company here
and transfer it to your account for onward investment in your country.
2) You are going to be the manager of this fund and also my personal
guardian until I finished my studies as I'm just 19 years old..

3) You are going to procure admission for me to continue my studies in one
of the known university in your country.

4) Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the sum as compensation for
effort input after the successful retrieve of this consignment from the
security company here. And I am willing to proceed with you as soon as I
have your response.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Miss Calinda Kala.

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