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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: "Kim Kalabi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jimkalabijr@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:22:32 -0500
Subject: I am the only child

Dearest Daddy ,
I am Jim Kalabi from the Republic of Sudan but at the moment I am in Ghana West Africa, the United Nations Organization Peace Keepers brought us from Sudan during the civil war to Ghana as a refugee and before then, I was thinking I will end up my life like the way my late parents loose there life in the civil war in Sudan.

Dearest beloved,my late father was the Minister of Finance and Mining in my country before he was killed by the opposition party in the Government of Sudan.
Sir,I am the only child of my late parents before there death,my late father deposited this fund in Accra Ghana to build a mining company in Ghana,please help me represent as my foreign beneficiary to assist me receive my funds,the two boxes of consignment is containing $45.Million US Dollars cash and Gold and Diamond Worth $8.Million US Dollars, with complete documents covering the fund,I will give you 35% for your assistance, I am the only Son and I am 14 years old. Sir before the death of my Father, he gave me the name of his Barrister in Ghana who his is personal lawyer.the funds are kept in a Security Vault Country here in Ghana, before coming to Accra Ghana through aids of the UN evacuation of REFUGES to the bouguma camp here in Accra Ghana.

Sir, If you assist me to this aspect, then be rest assured that, I will be giving 35% of the total sum of the funds.Please should you be willingly to assist me and as well to take me to your country and help me to invest my inheritance funds in your country.

Sir, I hope to hear from you very soon, and May the Good Lord Continuing Blessing you in all your endeavors.
Regards,
Jim Kalabi Jr.

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