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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: "Ahmed Khalif" <ahmedkhalif@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:27:29 +0100
Subject: BE MY GUIDIAN

Dear guidian,
For security reasons copy this E-mail Address:ahmedkhalif@johanjordan.com
and reply through it.
I am AHMED KHALIF the only son of late YUSUF KHALIF the Minister of Labour and Manpower REPUBLIC OF KENYA who died 25th of January 2003 in a chatered affiliated plane CRASH, Flamingo Airlines during his familiarisation tour in MOMBASA KENYA I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.
My late father ever before his death to the blessed memory (R.I.P) has foretold me about a certain fund deposit of ($16.5 m)(Sixteen million Five Hundred Thousand united states dollars) he deposited with a security firm in Spain,where I have just gone to reside under political assylum just for the successful sake of the clearing of this fund .May I in all sincerity open up to you in all confidentiality and honesty that this said fund according to my late father, was generated from the over influencing of importation price rate of farm implements, such as Fertilizers, Tractors/Equipments which my late father as the minister of Labour and Manpower singed the importation and Payment of the supplied equipments. it is based on this that I am contacting you for your dear affection and mutual assistance to help me get this fund and transfered into your account for investment purposes. The said amount is (Sixteen Million Five Hundred thousand unit!
ed states Dollars) $16.5 Million.
I am compensating you with 15% of the total money amount for any sundry expenses you might incure during the cost of this fund transfer, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke. My late father AHMED YUSUF KHALIF gave me the copies of the certificate of deposit/Agreement issued to him by the security company on the date of deposit, and he called me closer to his bed side before his call to glory(R.I.P)that I should pray to Almighty ALLAH first, before contacting any foreigner and he warned me strictly that I should avoid African men with their greedy and evil mind since this is the only legacy I am inheriting from him.Please,this is for you to be clarified because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this tra!
nsaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important.
Please email me immediately after you must have gone through my message fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 15 % of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incure during this transaction including your telephone calls.
N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred to your account and you will assist me in the investment which will invariably be piloted by you considering my tender age and handicapsy in investment,Personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business,please advise me.
Email me back immediately you receive this message with this my private email address
(ahmedkhalif@johanjordan.com)
or call me on 0034 616-679-868 for more explanation. And promisse me to be a GUIDIAN to me considering our situation and not to betray my trust in you.
I hope to meet you face to face when you come to Spain.
Thanks and Allah bless
Best regards
Ahmed Khalif.


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