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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. Camilla Kenani" <aishaahmed_15@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Camilla Kenani" <camilla.kenani@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 22:34:01 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Camilla Kenani


>From Miss Camilla Kenani

I am
Miss Camilla Kenani and  I am 19 years old orphan  and the daughter of
the former president of Cocoa farmers association of Ivory Coast,
Currently I have left the university campus where i was studying
Medicine because of threats to my life as my father was a big Financier
to the former outsted President  Laurent Gbagbo who is now in prison in
Hague for war crime  offences.

I have a sum of $7.8 Million USD
to be  retrieved from a security company which my late father who died
during the cvil war of the Ivory Coast presidential elections deposited
but registered as family valuables on my behalf for obvious reasons. I
have the documents and I am the next of kin and heir.

I don't,want this fund invested here, please if you can help me kindly email me back for more details.

Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.

Regards,
 
Miss Camilla Kenani Carr

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