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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: "MR.REBORT KUKU" <destiny_kuku2001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:24:05 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attn: Hr. Baldwin Bach,New Development.


Attn: Hr. Baldwin Bach,
I am in receipt of your mail and all the contents are well noted and understood.

However,How are you today and how is your family? sequel to my last suggestion to you that your inheritance fund will be transferred to you through a diplomatic cargo company as you will be aware that the fund cannot be transfer to you Bank account either by draft that could be where we will be paying the German capital gains taxation which you stated in your mail because the fund was deposited with a security company by my late client who was known as your family brother in a two metal boxes as a family treasure and jewelries and I am a member of the senior staff of the security company where the fund is currently being deposited okay and you should feel free to comply with me to enable us finalise this transaction as you will only be paying for the delivering for diplomatic cargo team that will be coming over to meet with you in other to deliver the two metal boxes that contain the fund.

For your information I have being in a meeting with the cargo company today and after everything they agree that the fund will be delivering to your designated address as a family treasure and jewelries as they late client, which is known as your family brother who deposited the fund in a two metal boxes and locked with a security code numbers to avoid the officials of the cargo company having access to it and as soon as you are ready to receive the two consignment boxes I will furnish you with the security code number to enable you unlock the two consignment after you might have receive the it from the cargo company that will be coming to your country to deliver it to you as the new beneficiary.

However, you should be aware that the part payment of the cargo fees will be paid by you to the cargo team on their arrival to your airport this will enable them settle with the customs duties before they will be leaving to your designated address because as soon as they arrive your country they will call you to enable you send them with the needed fees, while their balance will be made by you on their arrival to your location.

Furthermore, I will advice you to get back to me with the needed
information to enable me send it across to them while I will be
furnishing you with the information on the date of their arrival to
your State to enable you wait and receive them as soon as possible.
I will be waiting to hear from you ASAP

Regards,

MR ROBERT KUKU

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