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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: "Rapheal Kamara" <info@mathequine.com>
Reply-To: raphael.karnara@daum.net
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:35:00 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?From_Raphael_Kamara=2C_Abidjan-C=C3=B4te_D=27ivoire=2E?=


Good day dear, =

Permit me to inform you of my desire to enter into a business relationship=
with you. I got your email through the website directory of the chamber of=
commerce and industry here in Abidjan, Republic of C=F4te d=2019Ivoire. =

I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its estee=
ming nature and recommendations given to me as a reputable and trustworthy =
person I can do business with, and by their recommendations I must not hesi=
tate 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 a=
rmy major general in my country and as soon as he was retired he engage int=
o cocoa merchant in Abidjan the economic capital city of Republic of of C=
=F4te d=2019Ivoire, before he was poisoned to death by his business associa=
tes on one of their outing trips to France to discuss a business deal. When=
our father died on the 21st of October 2018, my mother took me and my sist=
er so special because we are fatherless. =

Our mother later died on the 17th of March 2020 after her long battle for =
breast cancer. But before the death of our mother on the 17th March 2016 in=
a private hospital here in Abidjan. =

The secretly called me bedside her sick bed where she is admitted to the h=
ospital and told me that our father has a sum of $7.500.000 (seven million,=
five hundred thousand US dollars) he left in a local bank here in Abidjan =
and that he used my name as his only son for next of kin in deposit of the=
money. =

She also explained to me that it was because of our fathers wealth that he=
was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek a foreign part=
ner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it f=
or investment purposes. Such as: 1). Real Estate and Transportation Industr=
y. =

I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways: 1) To provid=
e a bank account where this money would be transferred to 2) to serve as th=
e guardian of this money since I am a boy of 18 years 3) to make arrangemen=
ts for me and my sister to come over to your country to further our educati=
on as you will be the manager of this money and to secure a residential per=
mit in your country for me and my sister Juliet. =

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your ef=
fort input after the successful transfer of this money to your account over=
seas. Furthermore, you can indicate your willingness towards assisting me a=
s I believe that this transaction will be concluded within seven (7) days y=
ou signify your interest to assist me. =

Please get back to me as soon as possible. Any delay in your reply will gi=
ve me room in looking for another contact for this same purpose. =

Please kindly reply to my personal e-mail: raphael.karnara@daum.net =

Anticipating to hear from you soonest. =

Yours Sincerely, =

Raphael Kamara=20

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