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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: "Linda Kamokai" <lkamokai@mail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 18:05:44 +0700
Subject: PLEASE READ AND REPLY

Dear sir/madam,

Sorry to inconvenience you.I am Miss Linda Kamokai. I am the
daughter of Dr Magnus Kamokai.We are from Republic of Sudan in a town called Darfur.
I was an under graduate of the University of Khartoum as a Medical Student,
before my father was assasinated with my mother on their way back home to Dafur.

My late father was one of the top Government officer and a government oil contractor.
My father deposited $10.5 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) with a Security
Company in Togo using my name as the only child as the next of kin.Currently I am
in Togo on asylum through the help of a reverend father Rev David Godwill.The reverend
father took me along with him to see the Director of the company for the release of this money,
The Director agreed to release the money but said I am still too young to handle such money.
So I need you to help me to invest this money in your country let me come over there and finish
my studies.

I also reason the same way with the company Director,
I don't know what to and how to invest this money except if you help me. This is my
reason of contacting you.

You will have 40% of the total fund after it is released to you. 10% will be for the
settlement of any expenses that might come up on the course of the process of the
release of the money. Everything is legal,so do not bother about the legality of the
money. Right now I am in a refugee camp built by the church here in Lome. I will be very
greatful if you will be of help to invest this money for me and bring me over to your
country to settle and finish my studies. I wait to hear from you.

Thanks,
Linda Kamokai.

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