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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 MARK KADILMA." <mc_kadilma2000@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mc_kadilma2002@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:40:13 +0000
Subject: COME TO MY AID DEAR...

Dear Friend.


I am Mr Mark Kadilma the eldest son of Chief Idiku Kadilma from Sierra Leone.
I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to retrieve our cash of Eighteen Million three hundred and fifty thousand Dollars ($18,350.000.00) now in under the custody of a private Security trust firm in Europe the money is in trunk boxe deposited and declared as Precious stones by my late father as a matter of fact the company does not know the content as money,
although my Father made them to understand that the boxes belongs to his foreign partner.

My late Father Chief Idiku Kadilma is a native of Mende tribe in the
Northern province of Sierra Leone, was the General Manager of Sierra Leone Mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown .
According to my Father this money was the income accrued from Mining Co-operation's over draft and minor sales.

Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major Paul Ngaga and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my country,
following the forceful removal from power of the civilian elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels.
My Father had already made arrangement for his family to be evacuated to Dakar Senegal with the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT he made with a security firm in Europe through the aid of U.N evacuation team.
During the war in my country and following the
indiscriminate looting of Public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the Sierra Leone mining coop was one of the target looted and it was destroyed.
My Father including other top Government functionaries were attacked and killed by the rebels in November 2000 because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.

As a result of my fathers death and with the information we got that the rebels are out for us the burden became too much for me to handle coupled with the ill health of my mother which resulted to her death along the process as I could not afford her a decent medical care.

The unrest in Sieria-leon and the threat from the rebels against our lifes, made us to be evacuated to DAKAR SENGAL last December where I and my family are seeking political asyleum, we are at present in an Refgue camp in Dakar(Sengal) Our only hope now is in you and the boxes deposited in the Security Firm to this effect, humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways.

1. to assist me claim this boxes from the security Firm as our Foreign partner

2. to transfer this money ($18,350.000.00) in your name to your country

3. to make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you, our Adviser/ Manager.

For your assistance, I have decided that 20% of the total amount will be for your effort and another 5 % to cover all the expenses that may incure during the business transaction, Last, I urge you to keep this transaction strictly confidential as no one knows our whereabout.

Please as you show your willingness, Forward to me your full name,address and Tel/ Fax numbers, to me via my private email, and I will get back to you immediately with more information and subsequently send you the necessary documents needed in this transaction.

Thanks.

May God bless you as you assist us.

I.M MR MARK KADILMA IDIKU






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