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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: rak1@godmail.dk
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:36:40 +0200
Subject: Raphael and Juliet


Hello dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of entering into business
relationship with you. I got your email through website directory of
chamber of commerce and industry here in Abidjan, the economic capital
of Ivory Coast. I prayed over it and selected your name among other
names due to its esteeming nature and recommendations given to me as a
reputable and trustworthy person I can do business with, and by their
recommendations I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple
and sincere business.

I am Raphael Kamara by name and my younger sister Juliet the only son
and daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Kamara, my father was a
ex-military person and was also engage into cocoa merchant in Abidjan
the economic capital city of Ivory Coast since after the war in my
lovely country. before he was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal.

When our father died on the 6th August 2011.my mother took me and my
sister so special because we are fatherless.

Our mother later died on the 30th of June 2012. But before the death
of our mother on the 30th June 2012 in a private hospital here in
Abidjan where she was battling for cancer.

She secretly called me on her bedside and told me that our father has
a sum of (US$7,500,000.00) SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS, left in a local bank here in Abidjan. That he used my name as
his only son for next of kin in deposit of the money. She also explain
to me that it was because of our fathers wealth that he was poisoned
by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner
in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it
for investment purpose. Such as: 1). Real Estate Management 2). The
Transport Industry.

I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1) To provide a bank account where this money would be transferred to

2) to serve as the guardian of this money since I am a boy of 17 years

3) to make arrangement for me and my sister to come over to your
country to further our education as you will be the manager of this
money and to secure a residential permit in your country for me and my
sister Juliet.

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort input after the successful transfer of this money to your
nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you can indicate your option
towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction will be
concluded within seven (7) days you signify your interest to assist
me. Please get back to me as soon as possible. Any delay in your reply
will give me room in looking for another contact for this same
purpose.

Anticipating to hear from you soonest.

Yours Sincerely,
Raphael and Juliet











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