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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: KSFE KOTTARAKKARA II <319@ksfe.com>
Reply-To: sonia ahmed <sonia_ahmed4you@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:47:05 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Hello my dearest one

As-Salam Alyikum dearest One!!!

This letter might come to you as a surprise ,Please I

apologies to you to exercise a little patience and read

through my letter I feel quite safe dealing with you in

this important business having gone through your

remarkable profile, I will really like to have a good

relationship with you and I have a special reason why I

decided to contact you, I decided to contact you due to

the urgency of my situation,My name is Sonia Khorovani

Ahmed,24yrs old female and I held from Somalia in

Eastern Africa.

My father {Late Mr.Khorovani Ahmed} was the former

Somalia road Minister. He and his assistant Minister of

Home Affairs Mr.Lorna Laboso had been on board the

Cessna 210,which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a

remote area called Kajong'a, in western KENYA on one of

his trip.I truly miss him,but above all,the word of God

tells us that' we must not mourn as those who do not

have hope. It's painful to lose loved ones but life

always has a meaning to be fulfilled according to God's

Plans.

After the burial of my late father,my stepmother and my

uncle conspired and sold my father's property which the

shared the money among themselves and left nothing for

me.On one faithful morning, I opened my father's

briefcase and found out the documents which he used to

deposited huge amount of money in one of the leading

with my name as the next of kin.

I traveled out side my country trying to contact the

bank to withdraw the money for a better life so that I

can take care of myself and start a new life,but it was

my surprise that the Bank Director whom I have been

contacting on this matter,told me that my father's

given instruction to the their bank that the money

would only be release to me when I am married or if I

could present a trusted foreigner partner who will help

me and invest the money overseas.It was only on this

vian I chose to search of an honest and reliable person

who will help me and stand as my foreign trustee so

that I will present him to the Bank for transfer of the

money to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to

contact you after my prayers and I believe that you

will not betray my trust, God willing.

You may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you

without knowing you,to me I will say that my spirit

convinced me that you may be the true person to help

me, The amount is( $7,500,000.00 USD )Seven Million

five hundred thousand United State Dollars, and I have

confirmed from the bank that they will transfer the

money as soon as I present a reliable foreign trustee.

If you can help me on this matter,you will also help me

to place the money in a good profitable business

venture in your Country or any place of your choice.

you will help by recommending a nice University in your

country where I can complete my studies.However,it is

my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total

money for your efforts and kindness of services and the

balance shall be our capital in establishment of our

investment.

Please understand that,I am giving you all this

information due to the trust I deposed on you and I

would never want you to reveal this matter to any other

person for any even to your nearest friend, what I mean

here is that you should,Please do keep this matter to

your self for now until the bank will transfer the

fund.I hope you will understand me?

I like honest and truthful person, Angry,and "LIES"I

hate On our relationship,hence I am always very-extra-

careful in my relationship with people as I always look

forward to obtain good potential carrier as well if not

death of my late father.

As soon as I receive your positive response showing

your interest,I will inform the bank that am ready to

present the foreign trustee who will receive the fund

on my behalf and would also send you the bank details,

Therefore, please do not fail to respond this message

as soon as possible.

Yours
Miss.Sonia K.Ahmed.

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