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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: "Keith MacDonald" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m_kth1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:51:27 -0700
Subject: Re:

Greetings from me,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise however, it is just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I have been trying to reach you through your mobile number I came across with during the cause of my research, More over, I am a banker by profession, currently holding my Bank’s Acquisition Finance, Project Finance, Corporate Asset Finance and Transportation Finance businesses.

I have the opportunity and proof, this include all the legal necessary document of transferring a certain amount of money, which belong to one of my client but now a decease, he died along with his next of kin in a ghastly motor accident.

Hence I am inviting you for this business deal where this money can be transferred into, whereby using you as the next of kin to the fund and after that to be shared between us in the ratio of 60/40 (40% for you while 60% for me) If you agree to the proposal.

Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your positive response.

You can send your response through this Email k_md1@yahoo.com or through the mobile number below then after that I will give you the full details on how we are going to come to the conclusion of this great fortune.

Yours sincerely,

Keith MacDonald (Mr.)
Mobile: +44 701 116 4380

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