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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: alida malik <a_m43@live.com>
Reply-To: <msalidamalik06@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:31:04 +0000
Subject: FROM MS ALIDA MALIK



Dear Friend, Please, kindly permit me to share my problems with you. My name is Alida Malik 21 year from Sudan, residing in Accra Ghana as refugee. I got your contact through my search for a trustful person/company in Europe or U.S.A that will assist me retrieve the sum of ($9.850m) with International Commercial Bank Of Ghana. And through my inquiry from the regional branch manger of the bank i was told that the money (Nine Million eight hundred and fifty Eight thousand dollars) was placed in escrow call account with my name as the beneficiary so that no one can take the money except my family member. So my aim of contacting you is to assist me to retrieve this money to your account as my Family purchaser or my late fathers partner.
My late Father was Killed by the Janjaweed Militias and my mother ran away and i managed and ran to Ghana by the help of some peace keeper that came in my country. Please i am trusting you to help me develop my future as the only surviving Child of Late ALHAJI MALIK KHAREEM who was a miner and a big farmer in my country before his death on his arrival at the airport from Paris the rebels short him of which he died after 2 days in the hospital.
I have the deposit slip regarding this money, which the bank has confirmed. I cannot do this alone due to our present situation in Ghana as a refugee. So I want you to come down to Accra Ghana to the bank and help me, as soon as the money is into your account, I go with you to your country to continue my education ,as my country is still under crisis and i need to get away from here .I will give you the deposit slip so that you can apply for the claim immediately. I will send you my picture on your return mail.... I wait for you very urgent please.My very best regards,Alida Malik

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