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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: amina kaleems <amina2500kaleems@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: amina3500kaleems@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:40:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Respectful,




Dear Respectful,

Warm greetings to you and your family in good faith. I am aware that
this is not a formal approach in starting a relationship, but as time
goes on, you will realise the need for my approach. My email to you will
come as as a surprise since i don't know you in person. But if this
message comes to you out of your wish, i am very sorry. I hope that you
will read through this email and understand how difficult things can be
for someone in a particular period in life.
I introduce my self to you with all faith, trust and hope you will
understand to assist me not to betray me at the end.

My name is Amina Kaleem i am 19years now, i was a student in the
University of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). I am the only
daughter of late Chief and Mrs Ahmed Kaleem one rebel from one part of the
government struck our township and killed my parents and my only brother
because my father was one of the oppositions to the former president of
my country Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
And before his death he has succeeded in saving the sum of $7.5m
(Seven million five hundred thousand dollars.) left in a fixed suspense
account with a bank here in Abidjan which i am the next of kin. My dad has
planed to purchase and import some cocoa processing machines and the
development of another factory, unfortunately he did not meet his target
before his untimely death the reason why i contacted you for help is
due to the agreement my late father had with the bank during the deposit.

I have been denied access to withdraw the money from the bank; the
bank manager told me precisely that the money was deposited in a
suspense fixed account with a clause attached to it for onward transfer into
a foreign bank account. I have tried all i could, but the bank manager
advised me to look for a foreign account where the money can be
transferred into before i can have access to it.

Since security here can not be guaranteed, besides i've lost my
family and my father's company was burnt down in that rebel attack. Right
now i am in great sufferings and difficulty, i can't feed myself because
i have spent all the money i have. Please i am begging you to do me a
favor by standing as my guardian and receiver of the money on my
behalf, or you can stand as my late father's foreign business partner to
enable the bank to transfer my late dad's money into your account or you
open a new account for this purpose.

I have suffered in so much pain since i lost my family. my uncle
has been after my life because of this money but he did not know exactly
where the money was deposited, so i have decided to go out of this
country and invest in your country if you will accept to be my guardian. I
will be investing in industrial production as soon as the bank has made
the transfer to you, and you make an arrangement for me to come over to
your country after this money is transfered to you.

Please permit me to ask this few questions, can you honestly help me
as your own relations? How many percentage of the total money will be
good for you after the money transfer to your account?

Please consider this and get back to me I will be expecting your urgent reply as soon as posible. Thanks and may Almighty Allah bless you have a nice
day hope to hear from you soon.
Inshallah
Pease reply me on my private email: amina3500kaleems@yahoo.com For more discussion I will also send you more of my pictures
Yours Sincerely
Amina Kaleem

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