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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Edith Kabbah" <w11c@inmail24.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 05:47:26 -0500
Subject: Hello! Greetings
Hello! Greetings
Good day,
Please do not be surprise to see our message.
We are writing you from Guinea Conakry which I know you must be informed through TV news, radio or any other means of communications.
The political situation of our country had made it that we are forced to leave the country.
As I am writing you now my father is in hide out been accused in complicity to the event of the 28 September 2009 which is completely liar.
The present regime does not want people that will expose them. Brief!
Please this very plan was ordered by my father who is presently in exile in a near by country which I will not disclose to you now he has charged me to look for some body from your country that will help us for immediate transfer of a certain amount of money confidentially.
Please can you tell us the investments opportunities in your country and how can we transfer the money to your country.
Meanwhile everything we doing my father will not expose himself because of security reason.
I am with written order instructing his bank to effect the transfer to any account which I will present to them, and since he had a good banking relationship with his bank there is no problem.
We have much to discuss about, I will give you more details when I receive a reply from you and please if you any question you are kindly welcome.
Mustapha Kamara Sekouba
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