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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Adamason Kure" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adamasonkure@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 05:08:27 +0100
Subject: hi


I am Adamason Kure a citizen of eastern state of Togo in west Africa, I am 40years of age with three children, now living in Cotonou Republic of Benin West Africa, I worked with one of the biggest{ Bureau de exchange} name Alkali group of companies owned by Mr. Hans Jorg who is residing in Riyadh state in Saudi Arabia before his death this year January 2011.

As the store-keeper of the company I was on duty when there is a fire incident in my office and a I rush down to the second floor where their is a trunk of box of money that contains the sum of (35.5millonUSD) that my office wanted to transfer to our correspondent office in Belgium and i escape with the box of money so that it would not get burnt together with the office and nobody saw me when i carried the box of money and still the fire continue till all the building got burnt and to collapsed,so nobody is aware that this money 35.5MUSD is in my possession they all believed that the money was burnt together with the building so there is no trace of this money from my country in Togo.

In conclusion I have transfered the box of money to my neighboring country to keep in the Security and VAULTS in my neighboring country Cotonou West Africa so that nobody from my country in Togo will know my secret in future, that is why I move all my family to stay here in Cotonou for my own security and for the final transfer of the money to oversea without any other third party.

More so the security and vaults here in Cotonou where I kept this trunk box of money is not aware that the content of the box is money, what I told them for security reason that it contains JEWELRIES & COSTUMES materials.

Furthermore, the only assistant I need is a reliable and honest foreign partner from oversea that can be able to come down to Cotonou in republic of Benin in west Africa to receive the box of the money together with me from security vaults as the beneficiary so that we can open a transit account /domiciliary with ECO BANK in Cotonou in your name and deposited this money by cash and you will be the signatory to the account before onward transfer to your nominated account in your country that is why your present here in cotonou west Africa is paramount important.

I will offer you 30% from the total amount of (35.5millon USD) for your assistance to come to west Africa in Cotonou republic of Benin a French colonial country and act as the beneficiary of the fund.60% will be my own share and while the remaining 10% for any expenses that may be incurred during the transferring of this fund. So this is a risk free transaction, is not a drug money or government money it's a divine gift from God in my former office. If you are interested as a foreign body kindly forward to me your full information as follows;

{1} Your full home and office address
{2} Your direct telephone/fax number
{3} Your scan copy of your international passport or driving license.

All this information is needed to secure your identity card from the Security &Vault Company in Cotonou in republic of Benin in West Africa where this fund was kept as the owner.Immediately I hear from you I will forward the certificate of deposit of this trunk box to you for assurance with the series of the picture of myself and my late boss during my services with my office and as well my family picture as proof so that you will have rest of mind that you are dealing with a responsible man.

Regards,

Adamason Kure
Reply to: adamasonkure@hotmail.com

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