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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 Kamara <fatima-01@voila.fr>
Reply-To: <ms.fatimalawrenckamara@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:33:35 +0000
Subject: Message From Fatima K. Lawrence



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Message From Fatima K. Lawrence
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa.

My name is Fatima K Lawrnce the daughter of late Mr Kamara Lawrence.
My father was an Ivorian politician who served as the minister of the
interior and chief of staff and secretary general for the ousted former
Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo during the 2002–2011 Ivorian political
crisis/civil war and he was also a top ally of the ousted former
president Laurent Gbagbo.

It is very sad to say that my father died on Tuesday April 12 2011 at
PISAM hospital after he was brutally beating up and finally shut in his
mouth at the presidential residence by armed rebels/republican forces of
the Ivory Coast (FRCI) loyal to Alassane Dramane Ouattara who is now the
president of my country Ivory Coast . Here you can see the video of my
father’s transfer to PISAM hospital in Abidjan , where he finally died:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDJhv3hps1g

And my beloved mother; Hawa including my brothers Zika, Goba, Bouabre
and my younger sisters Rita, Nadge and Mahie were all murdered in
Deukou? village while they are fleeing from the political crisis/civil
war. Then, I was at my school in Ghana during the political crisis/civil
war in Ivory Coast which is why I am the only survivor in my family. You
can also see the video of the massacre in Deuoku?;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCJO9-y2P6Y

Before the death of my father in PISAM hospital in Cocody Abidjan, he
told me of the money he has deposited in a FINANCE bank overseas
valued at Five Million five hundred thousand Us dollars only
($5,500,000.00) which he deposited with my name as the sole heir
apparent to the deposited fund. Now I am back in Ivory Coast and I have
confirmed the exis tence of the money in the bank and all the
documentary evidence covering the money are intact.

Please I need your kind and urgent assistance to transfer and invest
this money in your country and also come to your country to continue my
educational carrier.

As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to
assist me to successfully transfer the money to your country and come
over to your country for my safety and continue my studies, I will give
you all the necessary information you may require to proceed towards
transferring the money.

Finally, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total money as mode of
compensation for your effort for assisting me with this humble request
as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within few days
you signify your interest to assist me.

Thank you and God bless you.

yours affectionately
Miss Fatima K Lawrence

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