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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: "MRS.PAMELA" <infocabinetavocatbemba@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.pamela45@ovi.com
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:28:05 +0000
Subject: Hello dear how are you

Hello dear how are you,

I found your email address 7 days ago while i was browsing through a
directory in your country but i could not write you till now because i
needed to have my personal conviction about my decision to trust in
you, so today i decided to write to you in good faith.

It is true that i don't even know you in person and you don't know me
but i want to have faith in God believing that you are the right
person i can talk to at this point in time;

My name is Ms.Pamela Kouame Kojo , I am from a country called Sao Tome
& Principe, it's a little Island between Southern Africa and Western
Africa.
Please as i talk to you now my health condition is in a bad state
because of BLOOD CANCER, my last medical report confirmed that i have
a very short time to live this is why am writting to you now to seek
for your assistance to help take care of my only Son and also help to
invest and manage His inheritance while He grows up in your care as
your Step Son.

I was in a relationship with Kouame Kojo and we had a 10 years old Son
named ( Emmanuel Kouame Kojo) My Son' Father was a gold dust merchant
in Republic of Ivory Coast, He died in a car accident on his way home
from a nearby city.

After the funeral of my Son's father, his family member ask me and my
10 years old Son to leave the family residence claiming that their
late brother has a legally married wife with 2 children, i pleaded
with them to allow my Son to stay with them but they refused standing
on their point that my Son is an illegitimate child so for that reason
my Son has no place in their family because of their greed and
wickedness just to claim my Son's inheritance.

All thanks to God that before the death of my Son's father, he has
given me secretly a certificate of deposit of a SECURITY AND
SAFE-KEEPING COMPANY where he has deposited for safe-keeping one
METALLIC TRUNK BOX containing my Son's inheritance the sum of
US$1,750,000 and some Gold Dust with the name of my Son as the next of
kin.

Please i want you to help transfer this my Son's inherited money to
your country and invest the money into a good business which you will
manage for my Son while He grows up in your country under your care as
your Step Son.

If you can help kindly reply me immediately so that i can give you all
the details and the contact of the security and safe-keeping company
for you to deal with them directly.

Waiting to hear from you

Mrs.Pamela Kouame Kojo

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