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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: Karim Ahmed <karim.ahmed2000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:12:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GREETINGS FROM MR. Karim Ahmed.


Greetings From Mr.
Karim  Ahmed.

 

Dear Friend,

 

For your kind attention,
I will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate a sum of (US$6,200,000.00
Million) to your personal bank account for the benefit of both of us.

This is a genuine
business transaction, only I cannot operate it alone without using a Foreigner
as required in my bank law, therefore I am contacting you to stand before my
bank as the beneficiary next of kin of this fund, that is my reason of
contacting you in this manner to assist me actualise this better opportunity,
and also to share the benefit together with me.

 

You will be entitled to
have 30% of this fund as a foreign partner, since you will provide a bank
account where this money will be transferred to, while 70% will be for me, by
indicating your interest on assurance of trust, I will send you the full
details and how this business will be executed.

 

Please keep this
proposal as a top secret between both of us, and delete it immediately in your
email box, if you are not interested for the business. I will be looking
forward for your urgent response.

 

Best regards,

Mr. Karim  Ahmed.

 



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