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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: Comfort Buma <comfortbuma@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:44:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: My full life story with love and trust


Hello My Dear,
Thanks for being friendly,my real name is Miss Comfort Buma (23) year single and never married (Single), presently I am residing in Dakar Senegal as a Refugee. This is as result of the calamity that befall on my home few years back.
 
My late Father Mr partrck Buma Dr.Col.Patrick Buma  was chairman managing  director of
( BUMACA  INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD ) in the capital of my Country Monrovia Liberia,  before the Rebels attacked our house one early morning and killed my beloved Dad and Mum in cold blood.
My situation over here is very difficult that i question my self alot. Life as a Refugee is very difficult  and critical that i want to leave as soon as possible, living as a refugee is just like one staying in the prison and i hope by Gods grace and with your help i will come out the situation soon..are you married or single what are your hobbies i will add my picture so you can make your chioce if you will like me for friendship or marriage. l don't have any relatives now whom l can go to, all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war the only person l have now is a Rev. Godwill jonathan who is the reverend pastor of the ( Catholic Mission  here in Dakar Senegal here in the City. He has been very nice to me since i came here but i am not living with him rather i am leaving in the women's hostel....
 
Please listen to this, I have my late father's deposit certificate and death certificate here with me which i will send to you later, because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money, outside my country which he used my name as the next of kin, the amount in question is ( $5.3 Million US Dollars ) Five Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars.
 
My desire is to invest these money in your country or anywhere save enough outside West Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to help me claim and retrieved these fund from the (BANK) Fund Holders and Transfer it into  your account in your country for investment purposes  on profitable  ventures.
 
If you can be of an assistance to me,i will offer you 20% of the  total fund. while i have set aside 5% of the total fund for any expenses ocur by you during and after the process. I await your soon response through me private mailbox:
 
After the transfer is done into your account, you can send some money for me to get my travelling documents and air ticket to come over to meet with you. I kept this secret to people in this hostel here.
 
Remember i am giving you all this information due to the feeling in me, i just feel something strange in me at this moment. and it may sound funny why i trusted you, but this is truth, your e-mail is coming directly into my heart as if you are speaking inperson to me.
 
All i have said are word of sincere, i am confident in this. You can call me with this number ( +221-772733875 ) please this telephone number belongs to the reverend father that is in charge of this church here in the camp, please call me by 1pm till 5pm london GMT time that is our free time over here in the camp,if you call please tell the reverend that you want to speak with me so that he will send for me to come and answer your call. Darling please i will like you to send me those of your informations to know  well whom am dealing with, while i will be waiting for your call, such as:

Names:........
Nationality:.....
Age:....................
Address:...............
Telephone:...............
Occupation.....................

I have got in touch with the bank  and made them to know about my plans to withdraw this money, l also got them aware of the death of my father and they have acknowledged it with all there confirmation. However, they advise me to get in touch with a very responsible person who will stand on my behalf and as my trustee as regards to this money since l am presently of refugee status over here and wouldn't be permitted to handle this amount of money, they also let me know about the bond which they signed with my father that they money will be handled to me in bulk amount which means that l should decide on if l should continue with the bank or not.
I just have to let you know about this so that you can assist me to be my trustee on this money. like l said l want you to call me.l kept this secret to people in the camp here the only person that knows about it is the Reverend because he is like a father to me...Thanks...Have a nice time and think about me. l hope to hear from you with your informations soonest.
l love you. I am sending you my pics with hope that you will like it,

Yours for ever in love.
Comfort Buma.





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