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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: "sidratus Kazim" <sidratus03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ksidratu07@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:06:55 +0200
Subject: hello


Dearest Friend

I know this mail will come to you as a suprise since we have not meet or had
a previous correspondence please bear with me.i will realy like to have a
good relationship with you, and i have a special reason why i decided to
write you because of the urgency of my situation here I am Sidratu 24 years
old girl from Guinea,the only daughter of Late Mr Kazim Diatta ,befor my
fathers death he was a very well known marchant in cocoa kolanuts carshew
nuts and arts works and land developer,my father was killed by unknow gun
men no one know why he was short but befor he died he is being taking to a
prevent hospital where he stay and died but befor he died he told me
everything about this money since am the only child he has,

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I,m receiving
from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury
and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father.
Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the Europe but she hide away my
international passport and other valuable
travelling documents.

Luckily she did not discover where I kept my fathers File which contains
important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I am
presently seeking assylum under the United Nations High Commission for the
Refugee herein Dakar, Republic of Senegal.

I wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and
investment assistance in your Country.My father of blessed memory deposited
the sum of USD$6, 700, 000.00 in one Bank with my name as the next of kin.
However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of
your acceptance to assist me for the
transfer and investment of the fund.As you will help me in an invsetment,
and i will like to continue my studies,

as i was in my fist year in the university, when the crisis started in my
life. it is my wish to compasate you with 5% of the total money as soon as
the transfer being made if maybe you do not find me good enough to be your
life partner, This is the reason why I decided to contact you.Please all
communications should be through this email
address only for confidential purposes.

As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I will put
things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall
appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to
handle this transaction sincerely.

you can not call me on phone because i have no phone here but if you will
like to speak to me on phone i will arragne with some one who will give me a
phone number, it is the Revrend priest Number here in the camp, call and
tell him you want to talk to miss Sidratu ,he will call me because i am
staying at the female hostel.

Please do keep this only to your self please i begg you not to disclose it
till i come over, once the fund has been transfered.
Yours truly,

Sidratu,

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