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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: "AISHATU KHALIFAH" <aishatukhalifa1984@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: aishatu_khalifa@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:01:33 +0100
Subject: Please help me

Dear Sir/Madam,
Good day.
I know that you will not recognize whom i am ,i am AISHATU KHALIFAH,
the only daughter of Mr IBRAHIM KHALIFAH the former minister for gold
and mining industry to Sudanese Government.

I am from Sudan but i am staying in a refugee camp here in Dakar
Senegal and also i am a victim of war as result of the political crisis
last two years that claimed the lives of my parents and left me and my
two junior brothers orhpans,but before the death of my parents, my daddy left a big amount of money in a bank here in Senegal in my care.

Please i am looking for a trustful God fearing person who will help me
transfer the huge amount of money my father kept in this bank into his
account,i have contacted the bank and they told me that the money must
be transferred to a foreign account of a trusted person, or that i must
be at least 30-35 years old before the money can be transferred to my
account or that i should look for a friend of my fathers who can help me keep the money in his account or use it for a reasonable investment in other to enable me face the things of life, as it is an agreement
reached by the bank and my father.

So as i was searching of profiles,i came across yours and i was deeply
moved in spirit to write you and ask you if you will willingly help me
and my two junior brothers transfer the money into your account.
As i have been studying marketing i will like to invest in the company
and if possible in your country,that was why i am writing you to ask
you if you will assist me claim and keep the money in your account so
that i can come with my junior brother over to your country to finish
my university education and invest the money with the
help of you.

As a parent who knows what it takes to bring up children, i know that
you will not betray me when the money comes into your possession,please if you will help me please do it in the name of God if not because of me.
Please do something quick because we are suffering so much here in the camp here in Senegal.could you imagine that there are no good water to drink no good food to eat no good room and bed to sleep on,in fact as i was writing you now i am sick with malaria.

Please if you will help me and my brother reply by consoling us with a positive answer,so that i will give you the necessary
information concerning the money,and you give us invitation to apply for visa to enable me and my brother come over to your country to finish our school and invest the money.

Hoping to read from you soonest,my best regards to you and your
family,God bless you.

Aishatu Khalifah.




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