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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: ahkim sa <ahkimsa3@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ahkimsalif1@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:35:36 +0000
Subject: REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY.



Assalamu Alaikum,

I am Mr Ahkim Salif, Staff of a Bank in Burkina-Faso west African ,please
indicate your interest to receive the transfer of US$15.5 Million in your
bank account, 60% for me and 30% for you then 10% for any expenses.

You will stand as the next of kin to my late customer whose account is
presently dormant for five good years, please contact me immediately via
this email address for more information's about the transaction at /
ahkimsalif1@hotmail.fr

Best Regards
Mr .Ahkim Salif.

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