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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: micheal morgan <michealmorgan800@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 20:34:21 +0100
Subject: From Micheal and Mary kamara

>From Micheal and Mary kamara
avenue 12 Rue 47 GHANA
ANANI REFUGEE, CAMP
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
TEL:+233541456047
Email:kamarakamara39@yahoo.com


We are Micheal and Mary the children of Late General Charley the
former Director of military intelligence and special acting General
Manager of the sierra Leone Diamond mining operation( S.L.D.M.C ). We
are contacting you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest
US 8.5 million belonging to our
late father which is deposited in a bank here in Ghana

This money is revenues from solid minerals and diamonds sales which
were under my fathers possession before the civil war broke out.
Following the break out of the war, almost all government
offices,operations and parasites were attacked and vandalized.

The S.L.D.M.C was looted and burnt down to ashes,and diamonds worth
millions of dollars was stolen by the rebel military forces who
attacked our fathers office, many top government officials and senior
army officers were assassinated and our father was a key target
because of his very sensitive military position and
appointment in the S.L.D.M.C.Regrettably, our father was captured and
murdered along with his brother in cool blood during a mid-night rebel
shoot-out when our official residence in Freetown was ambushed by
forded sank o the notorious rebel leader. Our mother sustained very
sever bullet injuries which resulted to
her untimely and painful death in a private hospital here in Ghana

Now we are alone in a totally strange country without parents,
relatives or any body to care for us at our tender ages. Before our
mother died, she told us that our father deposited some money which he
made from diamond sales and contracts in a bank here in Ghana and that
we should pray and find a trust worthy
foreign business partner who would help us to transfer and invest this
money in profitable business venture overseas.

She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ghana and then
settle down abroad. She gave us the bank document to prove the deposit
and then told us that our father used my name as the only son to
deposit the money in the bank.She told us that this is the reason why
we came to Ghana. My mother died after
wards. May her spirit rest in perfect peace.

I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this money and I spoke
with the Manager of International remittance who assured me that
everything is intact and promised to help us transfer this money to my
fathers foreign partners bank account as soon as we provide our
fathers partners foreign bank account for
them. However, the manager is very concerned because of our age. I am
25 years why my younger brother is 21 years and as such advised that
we should look for a matured person that will represent me at the
bank.

If you are willing to assist us, please let us know immediately so
that you will arrange the transfer of the money to your account with
the bank.Please note that we will offer you 25% of the total money as
compensation for your noble assistance in accordance with my mothers
advise. I am interested in any
profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your
country and you would also get a school for me, my little sister so
that we can finish our college education.

Please there is urgent need for the money to be transferred to your
account because of the political crises they are having in Ghana now.
We are hoping to hear from your urgent response.

with respectfull Best regerds yours friends
Micheal and Mary

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