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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Kalim Durak" <k_durak11@msn.com>
Reply-To: k_durak11@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:31:51 +0000
Subject: CRY FOR HELP !!!

ASSALAMU ALYKUM MY DEAR FRIEND,
 
SABAAH AL-KHAYR.
 
I AM KALIM DURAK.I AM 67YEARS OLD.I AM A CITIZEN OF SAUDI ARABIA BUT
HOSPITALISED IN CAYMAN ISLAND NOW.

I AM PRESENTLY IN HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER.I HAD PARTIAL
STROKE WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SPEECH AND HALF OF MY BODY IS PARALYSED.I CAN
NO LONGER TALK AND I AM ALSO DEAF.I SEND YOU THIS EMAIL WITH THE HELP
OF MY PRIVATE NURSE WHO IS ASSISTING ME. MY DAYS HERE ON EARTH IS
NUMBERED AS MY HEALTH HAS DETERIORATED.

I HAVE GIVEN THE MANAGEMENT US$15MILLION TO UPGRADE AND BUILD A NEW
CANCER RESEARCH FACILITY.I DONT KNOW YOU, BUT DUE TO MY CONDITION I AM
CONTACTING YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CARRY OUT MY WISH FOR
THE SAKE OF HUMANITY.

I HAVE TWO BOXES DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.ONE
CONTAINS GOLD AND PRESIOUS STONES WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT 17.5MILLION
DOLLARS.THE OTHER IS STASHED WITH US$15MILLION CASH. I WANT YOU TO SELL
THE GOLD AND USE IT TO BUILD AN ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY AND HELP SOME
OTHER ORGANISATIONS I WILL BE SENDING TO YOU. I WILL SEND YOU A LIST OF
SOME OTHER NGO'S YOU WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THE FUNDS AMONGST. I WILL
GIVE YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AND PRECIOUS STONES FOR YOUR GOOD DEEDS.

THE ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY MUST BE NAMED "KALIM DURAK  ORPHANAGE
HOME".

IF YOU ARE READY TO DO THIS AND CARRY OUT MY WISH, THEN SEND ME
[1]YOUR FULL NAMES,
[2] YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBER,
[3] AND YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
 
I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.

KALIM DURAK


EMAIL ADDRESS:k_durak11@yahoo.com.hk


 

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