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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: Durak Kalim <kalimdurak81@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:25:16 +0800 (CST)
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND


Dearest amarjit singh,

Hope this finds you in the best frame of mind. I sent a mail to you pleading that you should contact the Security Company in whose custody my consignments of funds are placed but I have not recieved any respose from you ever since to know if you have contacted them or not.

Please respond to let me know the situation of things between you and the Security Company. In case you have not contacted them, please do so and get back to me.

Write to them as soon as you can and let them know you are the one I have chosen as the beneficiary to my consignments in their custody.

I shall be grateful if you can do this project for my sake. I await your soonest response as I pray the good almighty should grant you all your heart desires.

Regards
Kalim Durak




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