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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: "Raphael Kamara" <kamaraf30000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 00:10:41 +0400
Subject: From Raphael Kamara!




Greetings,

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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