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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: jabirkarim <aaliyajabirkarim@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: aaliyajabirkarim@yahoo.in
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 11:38:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dearest One,





Dearest One,
 
I am Miss Aaliyah Jabir Karim, the only child of Mr. & Mrs. Jabir Karim from the republic of Cote d'Ivoire. in West Africa. My father was a business merchant who dealt on Cocoa, Gold and Diamond but unfortunately died in this recent war out break in our country Cote d'Ivoire. He was a victim of the rebel's attack in his office. Before his final breath in the hospital, he disclosed to me in confidence that he deposited the sum of $2.7m. million u.s dollars (Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only) in a Bank here in Cote d'Ivoire.
 
Presently, this fund is being secured in a Bank. I am contacting you for your sincere assistance to retrieve this fund on my behalf and invest it properly in your country while I then come over to be with you, continue my education while you invest the fund in any lucrative business of our choice.
 
For your sincere efforts and assistance in helping me, I have resolved to give you 20% of the total fund. You will also benefit in any investment established with my own part of the fund.
 
As soon as I receive your reply I will give you further information vital for this transaction such as the contact of the Bank I shall attach to you by email the legal document that is backing this my inheritance fund making it 100% risk.
 
Hoping to receive your reply, remain blessed.

Your's Sincerely,
Miss Aaliya Jabir,

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