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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: "Kenneth blay" <k.blay@acasa.ro>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:21:50 +0300
Subject: Investment Proposal


Mr. Kenneth Blay
E mail: k.blay@hotmail.com

Hello, I am Mr. Kenneth Blay, I am writing you from Accra-Ghana in West
Africa. I got your contact while searching for a foreign partner who will
assist me to invest in abroad.
I am a Sierra Leonean national. I am looking for an overseas business
partner/investor to assist me move and invest US$ 22 million, which I
inherited from my late father.

My late father, Chief Joseph Blay, was killed by rebel fighters in Sierra
Leone who were fighting for control of diamond mines. My late father was a
diamond winner/merchant and a senior chief. He was killed together with my
elder brother. As a local diamond winner my father was not involved in
diamond export but sold his diamond to foreign merchants who make exports.

As a result of increasing rebel attacks and war in my country, he moved all
his money and other valuables out of my country to Accra- Ghana for
safekeeping in a safe keeping company and registered it as family
valuables.

I am the only surviving member of my family and have inherited the money
and other valuables. I am now the beneficiary of my father's wealth and my
plan now is to move all the money out of here to overseas and invest it
there, because I do not wish to invest the money here in my country,
because of the unstable political and economic situation in Africa.
There are problems making it difficult for me to move the money overseas on
my own alone. These problems are as follows:

1. I am inexperienced to manage the vast domains of the business World and
due to the fact that I have had no previous experience in the Commercial/
Banking Sector.

2). I have never been abroad before and have no business or private contact
overseas, and other logistic reasons to handle the big fund alone. I am in
need of a Guardian / Manager that will arrange for my re-establishment in
his country of residence and full integrate me into his society. If you can
render your total support to me by assisting me to relocate to your
country, We will enter into a business agreement that will safeguard later
Investments and please do include your Phone number so that we can
Interact confidentially.

Yours Sincerely,
Kenneth Blay

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