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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: Hafidh <rahimhafidh@voila.fr>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:24:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CHECK UP ON THIS PROPOSAL AND GET BACK TO ME


FROM: AL.RAHIM HAFIDH,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
PRIVATE EMAIL:rahimhafidh@voila.fr,
Tel/ 00226 78 29 85 52
Attn: Sir/ Madam,
This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, I am a banker by profession with Islamic bank of Africa, BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA and currently holding the post of bill and exchange manager in our bank. I got your contact from a reliable international directory where I decided to choose you as to assist me pull into your bank account the sum of twenty Million one hundred thousand United States Dollars ($20.1M) from our bank belonging to DR GEORGE BRUMLEY from AMERICA who died along with his entire family in the Kenya airways.
Hence; I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/40 if you agree to my business proposal. Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your mail together with application form to fill and apply to the bank as the next of kin,immediately.Please indicate your willingness by sending the below information for more clarification and easy communication.
(1) YOUR FULL NAME
(2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
(3) YOUR TEL AND FAX NUMBER
(4) AGE/OCCUPATION
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Thanks & Best Regards,
Dr Rahim Hafidh 
 
 

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