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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: "haydentakama11@terra.es" <haydentakama11@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:46:04 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Dear Friend.



Dear Friend.
=20
I am making this hoping that you will be willing and capable of handling th=
is proposal. I am Mr Hayden Takama. An accounts officer with a private firm=
here in South Africa. My company handles consultancy and seismographic job=
s for Gold Refinery companies including Texaco, Shell and Conoco oil Compan=
ies.
=20
The owner of this company is Mr. James Curt a Germany engineer who lived an=
d did business here in South Africa for over thirty years before his unfort=
unate death in the Kenyan Airbus off the coast of Abidjan while coming back=
from Dubai (UAE) After his death, we the staffs of his company made effor=
ts to trace his family without success.
=20
The embassy was contacted to trace them but to no avail. The insurance comp=
any that Kenyan company contacted to pay compensation to the victims had th=
e same problem so they had to pay the compensation to our company.
=20
As the accounts officer of this company I was opportune to have helped in t=
he Company=E2=80=99s financial transaction with the bank. At the time of hi=
s demise, The company had an excess of Sixty Eight Million United State Dol=
lars (US$68m) in deposit with the Company=E2=80=99s account in a Bank name =
with held, The Bank has written several times on this issue but I told them=
to wait that the partner and Share holder of Late Mr. James Curt will cont=
act them.=20
=20
Presently, our company is about to fold because the money paid by Kenyan ai=
rlines has been exhausted in paying salaries and other expenses. I want you=
to assist us by presenting your self as the partner and also Share holder =
of the Company so that the bank will pay the money in your favor into any a=
ccount which you will provide.
=20
As soon as the money gets into your account, I will come over to your count=
ry for sharing and to invest my part in any viable business with your assis=
tance. The mode of sharing will be 25% for you, 70% for us and 5% for expen=
ses and taxation. If you are interested and can handle this transaction, co=
ntact me through haydentakama@jmail.co.za with your full name, address and=
direct telephone number to enable us proceed immediately.
=20
Your's Sincerely,

Mr Hayden Takama.





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