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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: Aakifah Wasil <gonnta2143@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Aakifah Wasil <a.wasil46@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 00:26:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest


>From Aakifah Wasil
Dearest,
I
am introducing myself to you as Miss Aakifah Wasil. I am the daughter
of late Chief Coulibaly Wasil. My late father was the Chief Contractor
of Ivoire Gas and Oil Pipelines before he died recently on a fatal
accident alongside with my mother and 2 sisters.
I
am honorably seeking for your partnership to invest in your
company/country. My father died and left the sum of US$14,800,000.00
(Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in one
of the prime
banks here in our country.
Due to my
situation and ambition to relocate to your country where i will spend
the rest
of my life, I will want you to assist me transfer the money to your
personal/company account for an investments in your company/country.
Meanwhile I have informed the director of the bank where my late father
deposited this money about my plans to transfer the money abroad where
it will be invested into a good investments to enable me start a new
life and continue my education. I can as well give you the contact
information of the bank where this money is deposited so that you can
have a direct discussion with the director of the bank.
In
the meantime, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total money as
compensation for your help after the successful transfer of the money to
your bank account. We will donate 10% to charity organization for
orphanages in your country. Then the remaining 70% will be invested by
you according to the
direction of
your business experience.
I will send you my photos and telephone number as soon as you indicate your interest to partner with me.

I am waiting to hear from you urgently. Please i really need your help.
Sincerely,
Aakifah Wasil

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