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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: "info ." <info@kemadi.com>
Reply-To: kenamadi2@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:50:47 +0000
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY.

Hello,

Reply to this email address: [kenamadi2@hotmail.com ]

l know that this mail will come to you as a big suprise since you do
not
know me . Please read carefully through this mail and get back to me.
This
is real and please note that this is no scam, junk or a joke. This is
real
and l need your coperation.


lam Ken Amadi, l work with the union bank of Nigeria as a consultant
in the foreign exchange Department. There is a dormant account that
belongs
to one Mr Manfred Marshall an Englishman. The said Mr Marshall is an
international

business man, unfortunately he died in a plane crash in Nigeria some
fews
years back, But he left in his account forty million United States
dollars
and right now there is no next of kin and no address of whom to
contact.
So my boss and l are looking for a foreigner with a foreign account who
we will use as next of kin of mr Marshall so that we can claim the money
and
share
it. So we are asking you to help us complete this transaction as you
will
be highly compensated. lnfact we have decided that after the
transaction
you will get 30% of the money and we can keep 60% and 10% will be
expenses
incurred as a
result of transaction.


please not that this is not illegal and this is no money laundry
because
if we do not claim this money the bank will claim the money so please
try
and help us. lt does not matter which country you come from as long as
you
have an account with which we can claim the money.


Please send me a reply so that I will give you more details.

please note that there is no risk of any type in this transaction. l
will
give you more details of my self when you reply me.

Reply to this email address: [kenamadi2@hotmail.com]

Yours Sincerely

Ken Amadi


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