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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: "FROM: MISS JANE KAMARA." <jane_kamara_k@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:40:56 -0500
Subject: View this article - FROM: MISS JANE KAMARA.


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Hi,
I would like you to see the following article.

http://www.virtualterminalnetwork.com/

My message :
Dear One,

I know this mail will come to you as a suprise since we have not meet or
had a previous correspondence please bear with me.i will realy like to
have a good relationship with you, and i have a special reason why i
decided to write you because of the urgency of my situation here

I got your contact informations through site and decided to contact you,
hoping that by Almighty God grace, you will successfully assist me out
from my situations after seven days of prayer and fasting over seeking
for an overseas guardance. I am Jane Kamara ( 22 years old ). The only
daughter
of late Chief Pascal Kamara, who was a famous and wealthy cocoa and gold
dealer base in Abidjan, the econimic capital of Ivory Coast

My father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of
their outings on a business trip. My mother died when i was a baby and
since then, my father took me so special. Before he he died, he
secrectly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of
($6.700, USD ).Six
million, seven hundred thousand united state dollars. Deposited in fixed
/ suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, that he
used my name as his only daughter for the next of kin.

I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere
business.I am seeking your urgent attention to help me transfer the sum
into your account for an investment purposes, Such as real estates and
stock markets business. And i want you to help me invest this money in
your country and
help me to locate a nice school to continue my education in your
country.I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation
for your urgent assistance to me, immediately after the transfer of the
fund into your account in your Country. I will be waiting for your
urgent and
favourable response.

Yours Sincerely,
Jane Kamara
Thank You
FROM: MISS JANE KAMARA.

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