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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: "Mrs. Talia Kashif" <Info@Lee.Org>
Reply-To: <taliakshf@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:23:58 +0100
Subject: [GSN Suspected Spam] Compliment of the Day.

Good day my dear,

I am satisfied to send you this mail now,though we do not know each
other but i believe after some change of ideas and massages we will
get to know each other very well. I'm Mrs. Talia Kashif, by name the
wife of late Engineer Adisa Kashi a businessman who was murdered by
assassins in my country South Sudan in East Africa.

After I lost my husband and one of my Daughter by the gunmen because
of the Political Compromise and Post-Conflict in South Sudan my
country then kidnapped my last born after the funeral of my dear
husband with my Daughter and has not been found even until today. I
discovered that my life is in danger in that country, then I have to
flee the country with the help of red cross association in Republic of
Benin in West Africa,situated east of Togo and west of Nigeria with my
remaining kid,Kate and others.

Before the death of my late husband,he deposited a sum of
(2,700,000.00 Dollars) Two Million, Seven hundred Thousand Dollars in
UINTED BANK OF AFRICA UBA BANK,which he used my name as the next of
kin. meanwhile if you accepted to stand as my trustee to receive the
money for proper investment in China, then I will give you all the
complete information that may be required.

This is because after my explanations to the bank about my living
status now, they advised me to look for mature and trusted foreign
partner who will help me to conduct and transfer the money to his
position due to the policy of where am living as a refugee that is
prohibited for me to have direct claim over the deposit.

In the meantime, I pledge to give you 40% of the total fund for your
assistance, while 60% will belong to me and my remaining child as i
have bright future for her. I hope and wait for a positive reply from
you as soon as possible. i am waiting for your respond.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Talia Kashif,

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