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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: ameena kazeem <ameenakazeem111@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 18:37:28 +0100
Subject: ASSALAM ALAIKUM, ALLAH BLESS YOU AS YOU READ

ASSALAM ALAIKUM, ALLAH BLESS YOU AS YOU READ

For your kind attention will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate a
sum of ($10.5m) to
your personal bank account for the benefit of both of us.

This is a genuine business transaction, Only that I can not operate it
alone without using a Foreigner as required in my bank law, therefore I am
contacting you to stand before my bank as the beneficiary next of kin of
this fund, That is my reason of contacting you in this manner to assist me
actualize this better opportunity, also to share the benefit together with
me Insha Allah.

You will be entitled to have 40% of this fund as a foreign partner, since
you will provide a bank account where this money will be transferred to,
While 60% will be for me, by indicating your interest on assurance of
trust, i will send you the full details and how this business will be
executed. Please keep this proposal as a top secret between both of us
because the secret of this transaction is as well as the success of it,
and if you are really sure of your integrity, trustworthy and
confidentiality reply back to me immediately to prove your integrity, I
will be looking forward for your urgent response:

Regards, in sincerity;
Mrs Ameena Kazeem

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