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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: salimata kadi <salimatakadi@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 16:47:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Reply !!!


Help me Please
expensive
allow me to inform you of my desire to enter the report/ratio of businesses with you. I obtained your name and contact of the Chamber of Commerce of ivory dimension. I have request more and after that I chose your name between as well autres.je thinks as you etes worthy of the recommendation of my prayer. I name myself Miss COULIBALY SALIMATA KADI the only girl of late Mr. and Mme COULIBALY MARIE . My father COULIBALY THIERRY was a cocoa trader and gold owner in A boisso and Abidjan the economic capital of the Ivory Dimension, my father was poisoned by his associates of businesses. I would like that you testify your confidence to me so that I make deals with you. Thus I will not have any hesitation, with me proud with you for simple and sincere businesses. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took to me has his load. Before the death of my father on NOVEMBER 07, 2005 in Abidjan. Before its death it called me with the bedside of its bed and
explained me that it had the sum of six million here five hundred and thousand dollars USD ($6,500.000) in a suspense account fixe/ordre in a credible bank in Abidjan it deposited it with my name as being the bénéficiare of this heritage. It also has me explains why it was because of this richness that it was poisoned by its associates of businesses. It also advised to seek a foreign associate in a country of my choice or I will transfer this money and will employ it in investments such as the management of real goods or the management of hotel. Dear Sir, I seek your assistance in the following ways honourably: (1) to provide a bank account on which to transfer this money. (2) to be used as guard of these funds since I am only 20 years old. (3) to help me to immigrate in your country with a certificate of residence so that I can continue my studies there. Thus known as, I am lay out to offer to you 15% of all the sum which represents my heritage in compensation for your
effort after the transfer of these funds on your account. And 5% of the expenditure engaged on the level of the transfert.En in addition to, you indicate your options to help me; knowing for me I have the faith which this transaction can be made as quickly as possible. I will like to have your point of view on the question and that according to your availability. You will be able to join to me as of reception of this message has my émail(salimatakadi@yahoo.fr)
THANK YOU
that God blesses you immensely. salimata coulibaly.


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