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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: Rita Karim <rikarim01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rikarim@terra.com
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:43:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Treat As Urgent Reply...


Dear

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across your email contact from my personal search and I instructed the doctor here in these hospital to help me email you and I believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.

I am Mrs Rita Karim from Liberia but living in  Burkina Faso, am 58 years old now suffering from a long time cancer of  breast.From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that i may not live beyond the next three month,this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage i have only one daughter age of 16years old.

My husband died in a fatal motor accident some years back,since his death i decided not to re- marry because of my bad health.Before the death of my husband, he deposited all the total of $5,760,000 million dollar with 3kilograms of Glod at the bank of Africa(fund) and security company(gold) here in Burkina Faso, presently this money is still in the

Bank.I want you to assist me in other to transfer the sum of  Five Million Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand United States Dollars with 3 kilo of gold ($5,760,000) into your reliable account as the Next of Kin to my late husband as his Foreign Business partner, after you have received the fund into your account with 3kilo of Gold you will adopt my only daughter to your country for continuation of her education and invest the rest of the money.I believe you are in a better position for that.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank here in Burkina Faso. I will authorized the Doctor to issue you a letter for the application / claim of the fund in the bank, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of our funds.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in. If you are interested reply immediately with your

NAME...........................................
AGE........................................................
SEX......................................................
COUNTRY.............................................
OCCUPATION..........................................
PHONE NUMBER........................................

Hope to hear from you soonest.
Rita Karim






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