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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: Fatima Lawrence <ms.fatimalawrencekamarra@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: ms.fatimalawrencekamara@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 03:52:58 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: From Ms Fatima Kamara


>From Ms Fatima Kamara

Refugee camp is: No 21 Marcory Zone 4,

Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire West Africa


























































































































































































































































 






















































































































































































































































Please Permit me to inform you of my mind, Because I
have make up my mind to write to you this way. however is not mandatory
nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will in my
earnest search for a reliable individual who can assist me to make this
transaction a reality after going through your profile i decided to
contact you to help me out of my problem.With my believe in God that you
will never let me down.






















































































































































































































































 






















































































































































































































































I am a 21 years old lady now, i was born on the 1of
january  to the family of Kamara and my father name is Lawrence he is a
very wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in ABIDJAN respectively,
and my mothers name is Sheila.and I am there only child.well when i was a
kid i went to a private schools and things were going on well for me
and my parents my mother died on the 21ST october 1995, My father took
me so special because i am motherless. and he shower all his love on me
and promised me that he will never have another woman because he did not
want me for any problem.but has fate his my father got dead last
year.but before the death of my father on the 12th june 2010 in a
private hospital here in Abidjan.


























































































































































































































































He called me secretly to his bed side and told me
that he kept a sumof $5.500 000 (Five million five hundred thousand
united states dollars) in a bank in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire. meanwhile
that he used my name as the next of kin in deposit of the fund.He also
explained to me that it was because of this money he was poisoned by his
business partner and that i should seek for foreign partner in a
country of my choice where i would transfer this money and use it for
investment purpose, such as real estate investment or stock market
investment. Plesae I am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as
follows.






















































































































































































































































 






















































































































































































































































1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transferred into.






















































































































































































































































2) To serve as the guardian of these fund, since I am 21 years old.






















































































































































































































































3)To make arrangement for me in your country to
continue my educational career and to procure me a residential permit in
your country.






















































































































































































































































 






















































































































































































































































I am inclined to offer you 20% of the total sum as a
mode of compensation for your effort after the successful transferring
of these fund to your nominated account overseas.


























































































































































































































































I am expecting to hear from you as soon as possible i will also like to know you the more.
























































































































































































































































May Almighty God bless you as you do care for an orphan like me.

Ms Fatima


















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