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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 <raphkamara@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:35:55 +0200
Subject: From Raphael Kamara

From Raphael Kamara
Abidjan - Cote D'ivoire.

My dearest Sir/Madam,

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, Republic of Côte
d’Ivoire. 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 Chief Vincent Kamara, my father was a
retired army major general in my country and as soon as he was retired
he engage into cocoa merchant in Abidjan the economic capital city of
Republic of of Côte d’Ivoire. before he was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their outing trip to France to discuss on
a business deal. When our father died on the 21st of October 2012, my
mother took me and my sister so special because we are fatherless.

Our mother later died on the 17th of March 2015 after her long battle
for a breast cancer. But before the death of our mother on the 17th
March 2015 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. She secretly called me
bedside her sick bed where she is admitted to the hospital and told me
that our father has a sum of ($15,000,000 USD) FIFTEEN MILLION 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 and Transportation
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 account
overseas. Furthermore, you can indicate your willingness 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 Kamara

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