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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: haf haf <daarinakhalifa88@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:05:45 +0100
Subject: urgent pls

HELLO DEAR
I WROTE THIS LETTER IN TEARS .
AND I FEEL YOU WILL HARDLY EXPECT TO READ FROM ME, I CONTACTED YOU
BECAUSE MY SPIRIT DIRECTED ME TO YOU BELIEVING YOU CAN HELP ME OUT OF MY
PRESENT CONDITION.

MY NAME IS Daarina KHALIFA,25 from libya.
AND I AM A DAUGHTER TO LATE Dr. KHALIFA OF BLESSED MEMORY WHO WORKED WITH
LIBYAN GADHAFI GOVERMENT AS A MINISTER FOR NINE YEARS.
I LOST MY FATHER, MOTHER AND ONLY BROTHER DURING REVOLUTION.

IT MEANS LIFE WRITING YOU BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP.
I WAS RESCUED THROUGH A (UN)UNITED NATION RESCUE AND EVACUATION FLIGHT
WHICH TOOK SOME OF US TO A UNITED NATION REFUGE CAMP IN SENEGAL WEST
AFRICA. AND SINCE THEN,THAT IS WERE I AM.

I HAVE PRAYED SO MUCH ABOUT IT AND THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU. DESPITE
NOT MEETING YOU BEFORE, I HAVE TO FIND THE COURAGE, AND TAKE THE RISK TO
CONFIDE IN SOMEONE, IF I SHOULD SUCCEED IN LIFE.

BEFORE MY FATHERS SUDDEN DEATH, HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF
US$2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION U.S. DOLLARS) IN CASH WITH A BANK IN the
united states, NOW THAT HE IS LATE, I AM ASKING YOU TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE
THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND RELOCATE ME TO JOIN YOU
IMMEDIATELY FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

KINDLY ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY ME AT THE END OF THE TRANSFER,AND
ALSO GIVE ME YOUR FULL DETAILS TO ENABLE ME GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE IN YOU AND
SEND YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK IN US TO DO THE TRANSFER.

KEEP THIS TRANSACTION TO YOURSELF ONLY, IF THIS TRANSFER IS PROPERLY
MADE, I WILL GIVE YOU WHAT EVER YOU ASK ME IN THE PERCENTAGE. PLEASE
PROVIDE ME YOUR FULL DETAILS LIKE FULL NAME.... ADDRESS, NATIONALITY,.....
TELEPHONE NUMBER.... OCCUPATION...AND AGE,SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY
LATE FATHER'S BANK AND ALSO WRITE AUTHORITY LETTER TO THE BANK MANAGER in
RESPECT TO CLAIMING MY INHERITED FUND. I WILL SEND YOU PHOTOS OF ME AND MY
FAMILY AS SOON AS YOU WRITE ME.
BEST REGARDS,
MISS DAARINA

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