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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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Fraud email example:

From: mike karim <mikekarim67@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:27:54 +0100
Subject: Dearest One.

*Dearest One.I went through your profile and decided to write you on this.
However,it is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour
mymail against your will in my search for a reliable individual who
canassist me to make this transaction. With my believe in God that youwill
never let me down.I am a 24 years old boy, I was born on the 1st of january
1996 to thefamily of Umar.and my father name is Chief Umar Karim he is a
verywealthy Coffee and Cocoa merchant who based in Accra and
Abidjanrespectively, and my mothers name is Mrs Dorothy.and I am their
onlychild.well when I was a kid I went to a private school and things
weregoing on well for me and my parents, but my mother died in the
21stoctober 2005 , My father took me so special because I am
motherless.and he shower all his love on me and promised me that he will
neverhave another woman because he did not want me for any problem.but
asfaith may had it my father died few years back.but before the deathof
my father on the 12th june 2015 in a private hospital here inAccra,he
called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he kept a sumof $7.000
000 (Seven million united states dollars) in a bank here in Accra Ghana
meanwhile that he used my name as the next ofkin in deposit of the fund.He
also explained to me that it was becauseof this money he was poisoned by
his business partner and that Ishould look for a foreign partner in a
country of my choice where Iwould transfer this money and use it to
complete my education and for investment.Please, I am honourably soliciting
your kind assistance as follows.1) To provide a bank account where this
money will be transferred into.2) To serve as the guardian of these fund
,since I am 24 years old.3)To make arrangement for me in your country to
continue myeducational career and to procure me a residential permit in
yourcountry.I am inclined to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode
ofcompensation for your effort after the successful transfering of
thesefund to your nominated account overseas.I am expecting to hear
fromyou as soon as possible May Almighty God bless you as you do care for
me Amen.Best regardMike Karim *

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