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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: grace_kgh24@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:38:16 +0530 (IST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: grace_rbertt07@yahoo.in



- Your kind attention:I am Grace Robert the only daughter of Mr. Robert kenga from Zimbabwe, a prosperous farmer who died during the crisis in our country. Before his death, he deposited the sum of $14.5million in the custody of a finance security company in Ghana as a personal effect. Currently,I and my younger brother, Michael are in Ghana as a result of the crisis in our country. As a matter of urgency,the finance security company where the money is deposited has contacted us to present our father's business partner/next of kin as was indicated in the deposit certificate for the immediate release of the said fund. Since our father's partner/next of kin who was a white foreigner died in the crisis also, we decided to contact you for this purpose.we are writing to seek your highly esteemed help in a lasting business relationship of mutual benefit as our late father's partner so that the fund can be released to you on our behalf for investment in your company/country in any lucrative business of your choice under a joint partnership believing that you will not betray us at the end of this transfer. We shall let you know your benefit for your assistance as we proceed.For more details of this proposal, please reply indicating your interest towards assisting us.We hope to get your earliest feedback.Best Regards,Grace Robert.


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