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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "From Miss Kika & Mother" <kika_shittu1@iwon.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kika_shittu35@iwon.com
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 05:45:48 +0100
Subject: A Cry Help From Miss Kika & Mother

Attn,

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency to our condition with
my mother here in Dakar Senegal West-Africa, Be bless as you help me and my mother to transfer
and invest our money in your country.My name is Miss, Kika Shittu, with My Mother from the republic
of Ivory Coast Abidjan in West Africa ,now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the
(UNHCR) united nation high commission for refuge with my mother.

I got your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar Senegal West-Africa for a possible
investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR. ALMAMMY SHITTU,who was the former ministre
of finance and economy in Ivory Coast Abidjan before he was assinated by the rebbles in the
captal city of Abidjan 2003. And all our properties was totally destroyed.

However, we managed to escape with some of my late father's documents covering
$18.500.000 Million dollars (Eighteen Million Five Hundered Thousand us dollars Only) which
is presently deposited safely in a Bank here in Dakar Senegal West-Africa on my name as
the only Dougther of the family and the next of kin.

The Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we are looking for
a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and invest the fund in his country.
i was advice to live with my mother to Dakar Senegal West-Africa where this total fund was deposited
because i was the next target as the only dougther of my family.All the vital documents will be
fax to you as our foreign partner who will recive the fund for the investment.

Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to
help us transfer the money and invest it in his country and into his possession pending our
arrival to meet with him. Furthermore, we only want this done this way because your country
is politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal,
you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed transactions.

You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to get our visa's and fly down
to your country once the fund is been transfer to your country.i hope you will not betray me and
my mother because this money is all our hope since my late father.

I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us,
we have decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity participation in your company.
Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous expenses that may occure during
the transfer.

Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal
so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your country.
On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less than 4 working days
to be accomplished as the bank managment told me and my mother.

All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in Dakar Senegal
West-Africai will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the Bank
firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family.
kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail.

contact me on this telephone number as soon as you recive this massage for more contact me
on email urgent as soon you recive the massage for more details and keep it confidetail between you as us.
Email : kika_shittu@iwon.com my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family.
Email us urgent for more detail Email : kika_shittu2@iwon.com

Thanks yours Dougther,

Miss Kika & Mother


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