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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: "Engr KALID IDRIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <engrkalid@ukr.net>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 19:12:34 +0400
Subject: :::::PARTNERSHIP/INVESTMENT::::

ENG Idris Khalid.
Lot 11 Ajagbe Avenue,
Rep. Cotonou of Benin
West Africa.
E-mail: engrkalid01 @ gmail.com.
 
Dear Friend.
 
        I know that this letter may come as a surprise. I got your address from a local directory on the web Commercial. I must apologize for taking a little of your valuable time to explain, what I believe is that this offer will be
of Mutual benefit to both of us.
 
        I am Eng, idris Khalid, I work as civil servant with Ministry of Environment in COTONOU - Republic of Benin, west Africa I had a fellow by name Dr. Mohammed Shaleh of Dubai who died together with his entire family in a plane accident that happen on Thursday afternoon in Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin's commercial capital at the bank of Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/048/article_25680.asp Before the death of Dr. Mohammed he deposited the sum of $10,300,000.000 USD (Ten Million three hundred Thousand U.S. dollars) and 150 kilograms of Au gold dust 24 carats saved with AFRICA INVESTMENT BANK in the capital of Cotonou in the Republic of Benin belonging to Dr Mohammad Shaleh.
 
        Since his death I have been trying to locate any of his family, without any success and before I can claim the funds with Africa Investment Bank I will have to submit a foreigner as the next of kin who can sign the receipt as his witness known as the next of kin to Dr Mohammed before we can claim these funds and Au Gold Dust with the Bank. That is why I need your help so that I present you to the Bank as its closest relative to Dr Mohammed so claiming the funds and the Au Gold from Africa Investment Bank and transferred the asset to your country immediately.
       
        The officers of the  bank know me very well as a close colleague of Dr. Mohammed Shaleh, is not that we are going to steal these funds  are going to be claimed officially.
 
        When we conclude this transaction you will have 50% of the total money and the gold dust. All account documents will be change to your name as the beneficiary of the funds before transferring outside Cotonou Benin republic,
currently  I have all information’s  relating to Dr Mohammed Shaleh these information will assist  us for smooth conclusion without any problem  and I can confirm that this business has no risk because we will officially claim  and all procedures will go through legal banking channel of Benin.
 
I await your urgent response to this Email: engrkalid01 @ gmail.com.
Eng, Idris Kalid
 

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