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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: "office0000_2001@libero.it" <office0000_2001@libero.it>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 06:18:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attention


Beneficiary,

I have taken my time to study and look into your file and discovered that
your inability to assist in paying the fee and charges of the transaction will
not help this payment, and you are not doing anything to raise the fee as
requested neither are you ready to furnish us with a secure mailing address.

Under the prevailing circumstance, I have been talking with a financial broker
in China and branches in some other Asian countries and Europe, they have
accepted to offer you financial assistance to offset any outstanding
fee/charges and protect and effect the transfer of your fund.

To this effect, you should email Mr Ken Luie telling him that I have directed
you to contact him for a loan assistance that will enable you complete your
project, that you will pay the 10% commission once the payment is completed
and funds confirmed into you account,they are ready to offer any amount as a
loan. Tell him you needed $90,000 to pay back in 3years. I have spoken with
them and i am ready to stand as your guarantor and give out my house as
collateral for this loan,all to prove how serious i am to this your course and
i shall await your appreciation as soon as your fund is in your account.You
have no risk to bear as everything is upon me, all i need from you is to
contact them and follow up with the loan agreement, once this is done they will
provide this cash to enable us complete this transfer

Here is their contact info,
NAME:Mr Ken Luie
EMAIL: kenbroker_co@yahoo.co.uk

Please always copy me ( debtmanagementoffice40@yahoo.com) your correspondence
with them as i am your intermediary as far as this loan is concern.

Yours,

Prof. Wale Yusuff
Executive Secretary.
Debt Management Office

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