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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: "Uman Kaka" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usmankaka@superposta.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 04:33:02 +0200
Subject: Contact me for details

Dear friend
My name is Madam Usman  Kaka married to alhaji Usman a gold and diamond mechant.
  
On 26 December my husband and I  travelled to Ghana for  business meeting and on the  way back to our hotel room we  had a ghastly motor accident that made my husband and his business partner die almost instantly  leaving me with a spinal injury.
  
But before his dead he told me that he had in Ghana  the some of 9.5 millions USD   and 1000kg of gold             in Security Company in Ghana and this money was meant for the purchase of  more gold to his partner overseas.
  
He said I should look for a God fearing person oversea who will help me claim this fund to his country and invest it for me and that I should not stay in my country so that his kinsmen will not kill me since i was a newly married to Usman.
  
Right now I am in Ghana  where this gold was  deposited and all the documents is in my hand and will like to claim the fund  and the gold so that i can use this fund  for an investment that will susten me and my only dauther.
  
  
So dear one, I am now looking for the God fearing person who will help me contact this company in Ghana country as my husband partner  so that this fund will be release to him for my investment or arrange to release the gold in the vault  in  Ghana so that we can sel it  and start to invest direct in your country..
  
What to do is to stand as my husband business partner to claim this fund and the gold.
  
To assured me that you will invest this fund for me without sitting on it.
  
And to send me an invitation letter to enable me come over to your country to claim this fund from you and invest it wisely as per your advice.
  
I will give you 30 percent of the total sum upon the conclusion of this transaction.
  
And will not fail to put you into prayer so that almighty God will assist you and the member of your family so that you will not meet the untimely dead like my husband.
  
Note that this all that I have so if you are to assist me I will beg you in God name to keep top secret concerning this transaction and the document I will like to send to you upon your indication to assist me.
  
  
Mean while I want to thank you in advance should you do this great kindness to a widow like me .
  
May god bless you
  
Yours
 
Usman Kaka

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