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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: "From African Development Bank" <presidentadb@sify.com>
Reply-To: mr.donaldadb@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:55:15 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary




>From Desk of the President Donald Kaberuka.
African Development Bank, (WWW.AFDB.ORG)
No 12 Tinubu Square Lagos- Nigeria.
Email: mr.donaldadb@hotmail.com

Attention Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Donald Kaberuka, the President, African Development Bank, This Is
to bring to your notice that my office has taking over all the money
Transaction originated from any part of African and Europe Asia counties
as Contract payment, Fund Inheritance / Lottery Winning due to
Unauthorized/incapability of financial Institutions/security companies and
because of laundry activities going on world wide.

The World Bank Group has Mandated the African Development Bank via my
office to release funds to beneficiaries through Certified International
Cashier's Bank Draft or through KTT Wire Transfer, Hence Your Name appears
as one of the fund beneficiaries whom their fund was Successfully cleared
recently from International Bodies and your money will be released to you
through any means of your choice that will be okay for you avoid paying
excess charges.

As regard to this arrangement, you are advised to contact the telex
director Rev Kampson Lars through his direct email addresses.

Rev, Kampson Lars.
Director Telex Department.
Email: rev.kampson@rediffmail.com
Email: adbank22@gmail.com

To precede further on your claim contact the above mention person with
your complete details/name you would provide to him, you are therefore
advised to forward your complete name and your mailing address to Rev
Kampson Lars for immediate release of your money, Most importantly be
awared that Five Million Dollars Only (US$5,000,000.00) was allocated to
you.

Be informed that the Fund Approvals and authorization document including
Anti-terrorist Clearance Certificate was issued in your name and has been
handed over to Rev Kampson Lars, Finally Rev Kampson Lars is standby to
receive your communication and release your fund to you without further
delay. Make your contact directly to Rev Kampson Lars through his given
contact any time because we are working 24 hours to be able to meet with
the mandate given by the World Bank and international communities.

It is more better that you make your contact to Rev Kampson Lars, as he is
a very busy man.

Thanks for Your Cooperation.
Mr. Donald Kaberuka (President)



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