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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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Fraud email example:

From: "FROM KINGSLEY AJA" <ajakingsley@yahoo.com.sg> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kingsleyaja@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:03:21 +0100
Subject: FROM AJA .

Attn:sir,
My name is Kingsley Aja I am male,29 years old, from Singapore,I am Single and I need your urgent assistance to process the transfer of my late funds out from Dakar city of Senegal to any of your nominated Country.
My parents had a Diamonds Mines field back home in Sierra leone.But the Rebels have taken over the diamonds mines field but I managed to escape from Sierra Leone to Dakar city Senegal with all the neccesary documents that covered the deposited funds with african development bank here in Dakar Senegal.well i was with my father in sierra leone when he was alive i born and broughup in sierra leone why my real nationality is Singapore because of the incident i do not be able to back to my country or India where my late Father have his investment i have been in India for 7 good years so you may think that i am from India why is singapore.
I am seriously in great need of your assistance to help me out from this country of Dakar Senegal to your country as soon as this funds is transfered and confirm in your bank account. i will send you my personal Photos together with the Documents that power my Father to deal with diamonds.
I will also give you more details on how you should help me for the transfering of this funds to your bank account also I will give you the Contact details of the African Development Bank for you to Contact them and proceed the transfer of this total funds to your bank account .Please, I await your Urgent and Positive reply as soon as you recieve this message.Please, or call me immediately with my refugee camp number +221-5181350
Also give me your personal phone and fax numbers so that I can contact you and also send you the Deposited documents by fax.Have a great day and extend my regards to your familys.
Your sincerely,
Kingsley Aja.




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