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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: Kazzem Abdul <kazzem.abdul@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:40:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.


Dear . Sir How are you today and your family over there.Thanks for your Email information . Your contact was gotten on Business Director  and reading through the provided profile ,I'm convinced to get in touch with you in the regard to assist me. AM VERY  INTERESTED IN BUYING A HOLIDAY RESORT,GOODS 3 STAR+HOTEL,OR ANY COMMERCIALLY VIABLE PROPERTY IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER VIABLE HOLIDAY HOME IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY And Oil And Energy and Aviation.
My name is Kazzem.Abdul, The son of Diamond merchant dealer in Mali before the outbreak of war. l am presently residing in Accra Ghana as a political refugee. since the death of my father, and my brothers that was massacred by the rebel forces,l manage to fly to Accra Ghana West Africa,my father deposited a huge amount money in a reputable financial firm while he was alive . All i want from you is to be my partner in the drive to invest this funds in your country .I will be happy if you can come down here for us to plan on the way forward. kindly,reach me as soon as possible so as to discuss the way forward.Yours,Kazzem.Abdul

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