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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Susan Jude Kamara." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joanamempong2011@live.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:28:04 +0100
Subject: URENT RESPONSE NEEDED.

FROM: Suzan Kamara,
Accra, Ghana.
11/08/2011
Hello Dear,
 
My name is  Susan Kamara, the elder daughter of Mr. Harrison Kamara of  Zimbabwe. I know this might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact
address. I got your esteem contact and particulars out of desperate search for a trusted/reliable business minded person in your country who will honestly assist my younger brother and I to realize our inherited funds  into his/her account and as well as invest it into a lucrative  business.
During the  war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of our President, Robert Mugabe to claim all the white -owned farms  to his party members and his followers, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.
My father being one of the few rich and successful black farmers in our  country was also victimized because of his opposition to Mugabe's  policies. And because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters  invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killed my  father and made away with a lot of items in my father's farm. This  action was taken because my late father felt the growing tension on the farm  issue, but I guess he never anticipated the tragedy that brought their brutal and sudden death.
Please  do go through this web page for  better understanding with full details:http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html
However with the benefit of hindsight owing to the looming but  deteriorating crisis in my country, Zimbabwe, my father, before his  unfortunate death  deposited with one of the Security Company in Accra Ghana the sum of US$ 95 Million (Ninty five Million United States Dollars), with the sole aim  of acquiring and buying some dredging equipments in setting up of a dredging firm  with his partner. With his death and all his assets seized at home and  accounts frozen, the family is now in a very difficult situation.
After the death of my father, my brother  and I escaped to the Republic of Ghana where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as a family valuable property. And we were permitted to reside here as Political Refugees. So Because of our present and unpleasant status here we decided to contact an overseas firm / individual  that can assist us to move this money out  Of Ghana because, as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any financial transaction of such amount within Ghana and also to assist in providing me and my  brother a permanent residential permit in your country after the money must have been transferred to your account.
We have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for your assistance, and the rest will be for my brother and I, to Invest in your country.
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire details including your readiness to assist me achieve this transaction for investment purposes in your country under your supervision.  Please further  details on how to achieve this transaction. Also, send your direct phone number for further/easier communication.
All the vital documents/certificates that has to do with the origin of the fund is with me. And I will send them to you as we progress.I will detail you more immediately I  receive your acceptance response. contact me on my private email: -(joanamempong2011@live.com) if you think we can work together so that we can go over the details.Thank you in advance and May God bless you and your family.
Yours faithfully
Susan Jude Kamara.

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