419 scam: "Mr Abdul Karim." <abdkarim221@help.com> Mail From Mr Abdul Karim.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email message is a orphan scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- abdkaim@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Abdul Karim." <abdkarim221@help.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdkaim1@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 18:08:03 +0000
Subject: Mail From Mr Abdul Karim.

Dear,

I got your contact from the Ecowas Information Center in Côte d'Ivoire. My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence.
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to Establish In your country, though I have not met with you before but
I Believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life. I am Abdul Karim the son of the former minister for DEFENCE and INTERIOR.

There is this huge amount of US$15.6million which my late father kept For us in company here in Senegal Dakar before he was assassinated
by unknown persons.

Now I and my younger sister have decided to invest these money in your Country or anywhere save enough outside Africa for security and
political reasons. We want you to help us claim and retrieved these funds from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and Transfer it into your personal
account in your country for investment purposes on profitable ventures.

If you can be of an assistance to us, we will pleased to offer you 32% of the total fund.

I await your soonest response through our private
Mailbox: abdkaim@yahoo.fr

Respect fully yours,

Mr Abdul Karim.

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