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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: "Mr.Ahmed Kalifah" <ahmed_kalifah@volia.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ahmedkalifah100@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:21:23 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear

Auditing and Accounting Unit
Foreign Operations Department
International Commercial Bank
Dakar-Senegal, West Africa.
Email:(ahmedkalifah100@yahoo.com)

Hello Dear,

I am Mr.Ahmed Kalifah, the Directors in charge of Auditing and Accounting section International Commercial Bank in West Africa and also
Chairman of Investigating and Auditing Department of this Bank.With due respect and regard, I have decided to contact you on a Business Transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us and our families in future.During our Investigation and Auditing in this Bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to one Deceased Mr.Morris
Thompson 61 years,of Fairbanks, Alaska America who died on January 31st 2000 with Alaska Airlines Flight 261.You can as well confirm it by
yourself through under stated Website of the incident
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
and if you want to know more about the man himself, you can check http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
As the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation because he did not indicate any next of kin to this account incase of
death such as these.Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful during the
time of execution.The said amount is U.S $25.5m (Twenty Five Million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars).As it may interest you to know, Meanwhile as a Senior Staff in this bank, and the Director of Auditing
and Accounting, I have in my possession all the necessary documents to perfect this deal by making you the bonafide next of kin/Partner whom
this money will be transferred into your account.
I need your assistance and co-operation to get this deal done. Because as a foreigner, you stand a better position to be presented through documentation as the next of kin/Partner since the deceased is also a
foreigner,this is the reason why I could not do this deal alone as a senegalise and a Blackman as well.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth Conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40%
of the total sum as gratification,while 60% will be for me .Please, you have been advised to keep this "Top Secret" as we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you. And I assure you that this transaction will not last more
than 10 working days and you confirm the money in your
account.I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account. And ask us to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated and further investment,either in your country orany country you advice us to invest in.
All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal. I am expecting your urgent reply as soon as you
receive this message.Please send your response through this email addresses below for security measures (ahmedkalifah100@yahoo.com) or
Call me on my private number +221 669 68 63.
( Alah bless you And your family )
Best Regards,
Mr.Ahmed Kalifah


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