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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 Kudi Suleman." <kdsuleman6@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 01:26:13 +0200
Subject: Message.

I am Ms. Kudi Suleman 20 years old, the only daughter of the former minister for Defence and Interior in Sierra Leone Dr.Ibrahim Suleman.

There is this ($12,500,000.00 United States Dollars) which my late father kept in Utility Delivery And Sleaning Company in Ivory Coast as containing family valuables before he was assassinated by unknown persons from the rebels after the new political crisis in my country in 2001.

I want you to help me claim and retrive the box from the security company with the documents I have here with me and transfer it into your country for my future life purposes and on profitable investment.

According to the Security Company on my last discussion with the manager Mr Clark Richard,this is the reason I cried unto you for Godly help to get this money out of the Company.Please reply via this email(kdsuleman1@yahoo.co.uk)

I wait to read from you soon

Miss Kudi Suleman.



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