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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: Miss Samira Kipkalya <xxx.infor106@titiwalla.com>
Reply-To: miss_samira.kones024@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 13:03:59 +0100
Subject: Re:

My Dearest,



      My name is Samira, am an undergraduate, a young, lovely, honest and caring girl from Kenya but am staying at the refugee camp in Burkina Faso now , I read your profile and It is fascinating, then I decided to write to you, please I really want to have a good relationship with you if you will accept because I have an important issue about my inherited fund 6.7 million USA dollars deposited in Islamic Development Bank here in Burkina Faso by my late father, please I want you to assist me and stand as my foreign Trustee and partner, that is what the bank demands of me which is in accordance to my late father will and instruction , please you will help me to withdraw this money and transfer it into your bank account as my foreign partner and Trustee , it will involve some expenses and Am willing to offer you 30% of the total money for your help and services , I have all the document for prove and I want  you to please be honest with me if you will help me , to reply  here is my Email please , miss_samira.kones024@yahoo.com



Yours sincerely
Miss Samira .



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