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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: kaluo dikko <k.d9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <kaluod2@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:29:06 +0100
Subject: From Kaluo Dikko



From Kaluo Dikko
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
West Africa.

Dear One
After going through your profile i decided to contact you for friendship and assistace.I am Master Kaluo Dikko the only child of Mr and Mrs Mohammed Dikko,my father was killed on a coup plot by the rebels because of not insupport of the coup, before his death he told me as his only child because my mother died when am young and told me about the money($9.500.000)
he deposited in a bank here in our country before his dead he told me that i shall look for some one whom i trust to help me transfer this money out of this our country to his account for investment purpose abroad while i will continue my education then the person will be managing the investment.Dear am solicating your assistance to help me transfer this money out of this country for my life sake while i will come to meet you to continue my education in your country.Dear am looking forward to hear from you so that we can discuss on what will beyour compersation for this assistace.
ThanksFaithfully
Kaluo Dikko
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