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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: "Aichat Bakary." <aichat_bakary@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: aichat_bakaryxx5@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:07:40 +0200
Subject: From Aichat hope to hear back from you soooon.

Dearest Beloved One,

Compliment of the season to you overthere and how was your family hope there is no problem at all if so glory be to to God Amen.

I came online matrimonial site to search for the man of my heart and i went through your your profile and i i decide to tell you more about my self.

I here by with sincerity of the heart introduce myself to you I'm Aichat Bakary, the only daughter of late AbdulHammed Bakary. I'm a citizen of Sierra Leone living in Cote D'Ivoire ,my weight 55 height 1.70cm I was born 18 June 1982 a student of one University in Ghana I study Pharmacy, I will like you tell me little about your bad experience in life, I love to feel for those who love me and love without any world materials thing. But since the death of late father about view years ago I could not further my education.my late father was a great Import and Export in Cocoa,Gold and Diamond in Ghana, Abidjan and some other Countries in Africa including Europe. I do not see anything wrong in both of us getting married because of age deference, there is nothing much to say about myself Dear, I won't want you to find this matter so quick or too sudden but nature requires it. I have a little family problem with my heritage and this problem is bothering my heart and i will love to discl
ose it to you immediately because this matter will require your honest support. The fact is that; My late father died long time ago and left a legacy of Eight point five million us dollars (8,500.000$) for me, which was kept here in Cote D'Ivoire with a private security company, before he was call to the glory of God and this consignment was kept in my name as next of kin. Though I have not seen you before but I believe one has to risk and confiding in someone sometimes in life. The death of my late father gave my mother intensive illness that palisade both hands and her legs until last year she died. I live in orphanage camp since the death of my parents after the War is ended in our country because we are so affected in the incident. The major problem of my life presently is how to retrieve this consignment without the consent of any of my families because my mother warned me seriously about this and also disclose to me that the death of my father is linked to this fund. Please w
e have many things to talk about or do together if you really prove your sincerity to help me i will give all prove of this consignment to you if you promise to help me sincerely with your heart and that you will take care of me when i arrive into your country and help my brother to secure admission after we come over. But this will be after the retrieved of our consignment is successfully handed to you in your country. I will be awaiting your immediate response with your sincerity of love.
Yours faithfully,
Aichat Bakary.


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