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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: alika abubakar <exagon2005@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alikaabubakar@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 08:03:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear friend,


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: exagon2005@yahoo.com

Dear friend,

Please as you read this, I don't want you to feel

sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday.

My name is AMED ALIKA ABUBAKA, a merchant in Saudi Arabia,

I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer

which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in

caring for my health.

It has defiled all forms of medicine, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I

never really cared for anyone not even myself but my

business,Though I am very rich, I was never generous,

I was always hostile to people and only

focus on my business as that was the only thing I

cared for.

But now I regret all this as I now know

that there is more to life than just wanting to have

or make all the money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come

to this world I would live my life a different way

from how I have lived it.

Now that God ! has called me,

I have willed and given most of my properties

and assets to my immediate and extended family

members and as well as a few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul

and so, I have decided to give alms to charity

organizations, as I want this to be one of the last

good deeds I do on earth So far, I have distributed

money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E,

Algeria and Malaysia.

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly,

I cannot do this my self any more.

I once asked members of my family to close one

of my accounts and distribute the money which I have

there to charity organization in Bulgaria and

Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to

themselves.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as

they seem not to be contended with what I have left

for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the

huge cash deposit of twenty four million dollars

that I have with a security company in London

England.

And i deposted it as a diplomatic valuables

not as cash and the security company does not know

what is inside the box.

I will want you to help me collect this deposit and

dispatched it to charity organizations.

I have set aside 20% for you for your time and

patience.

God be with you.



- alika abubakar


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