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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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Fraud email example:

From: carri kanaan <carri_kanaan4@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:17:45 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CRY FOR HELP.


CRY FOR HELP.
Dear i am Carri Kanaan the Duaghter of late MR/MRS ALHAJI Ghazi Kanaan. My father was Director of finance Sudan, diamond Gold and mining corporation, in economic capital of Sudan a highly reputable business magnet(a Diamond merchant) who operated in the Khartoum capital of Sudan during his days am interested to invest with you in your country due to the political unrest in my country here our lifes and properties are not safe. It is sad to say that my father passed away mysteriously on one of the political crisis on Tuesday 18 April 2006 Humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Though his sudden death was linked or
rather suspected to have been masterminded by the political manoeuvres of Sudanese militias. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 8 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before his death in Military Hospital in Sudan he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital
and told him that he Has the sum of Four million, Five hundred thousand United State Dollars. (USD$4.500,000) left in fixed deposit account in one of the leading banks in Africa. He further told him that he deposited the Money in my name as the only Duaghter, I am in possession of all the necessary legal documents to this fund in the bank, i need your honest assistance
because he gave a strict instructions to the bank not to release this fund unless I provide a foreign business partner, or a guardian before they can release this fund to me. which i want to invest it on businesses, This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Sudan. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am honourably seeking your sincere assistance in the following ways:
1) To assist me to transfer this fund in your bank account as my
guardian or business partner and help me to invest it , 2) can i trust you?
3) What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for
you after the fund has been transferred in your bank account. presently i am taking refuge in the church here in abidjan CHRIST THE KING ARMY CHURCH OF CHRIST for the full assistance of the pastor for my travelling to be fully successful and not to fall into a bad hands. hope to hear from you on my private email box DUE TO MY SECURITY. I LOVE YOU BUT GOD LOVES YOU MOST.(carri_kanaan2@yahoo.ca)

CARRI,


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