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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 MALIK BABACAR" <mari1us2000@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: malik_babacar@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 23:32:56 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

GOOD DAY
LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF A LIITLE I AM SON OFALI BABACAR FROM REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE, MY FATHER WAS A COCOA DEARLER AND IS INTO POLITICS BEFORE HE WAS KILLED BY THE REBELS ON THE 19TH
SEPT,2002.
AFTER THE TRAGIC INCIDENT I AND MY FAMILY RAN TO DAKAR-SENEGAL FOR SAFETY. MY FATHER DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $5,300,000,00 US DOLLARS IN SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY WITH MY NAME AS NEXT OF KIN. HOW EVER, I HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS THAT COVERS THE DEPOSITED FUND WITH ME HERE IN DAKAR-SENEGAL.PLEASE,DO CONFIRM TO ME YOUR MUTUAL INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO ASSIST ME WITH THE FOLLOWING:
i)TO ASSIST ME AND INVEST THE FUND IN A PROFITABLE BUSINESS.
ii)TO ASSIST ME TO GET A RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR
COUNTRY AND GET A GOOD SCHOOL WHERE I WILL FURTHER MY EDUCATION.
PLEASE, I GUESS WITH YOUR POSITION YOU CAN ASSIST ME. I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU,
MY EMAIL ID IS malik_babacar@yahoo.com


BEST REGARDS,
MALIK BABACAR.....




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