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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: MORABANC GROUP PLC <drkennethkwaku@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kennethkwaku@gmx.com
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 23:47:24 +0200
Subject: HELLO

--
*MR.KENNETH KWAKU*
*THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE,*
*AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,*
*MORABANC GROUP PLC*
*BANK ROAD ACCRA GHANA*


*I am the chief executive in charge of Auditing and Accounting section of
the MORABANC GROUP PLC GHANA. I crave your indulgence as I contact you in
such a surprising manner.But I respectfully insist you read this letter
carefully as I am optimistic it wills open doors for unimaginable financial
rewards for both of us.*

*In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of Eight Million Four
Hundred Thousand US dollars (US$8.4m) in account that belongs to one of our
foreign customers (Mr.Andreas Schranner from GERMANY) Who died Thirteen
years ago in 2000 a plane crash with the whole passengers aboard.*

*NB. in other for you to believe me honestly go through this (Website )
before you start with me Below is the*

*http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm>*

*Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting her next
of kin to come over and claim his money because the bank cannot release it
unless somebody applies as next of kin or relation to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidelines, but unfortunately there is no one that
comes for the claim. It is therefore upon this that I now decided to make
this business proposal to you so that the money could be released to you as
the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent
disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I don't want this money to
go into the bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.*

*The request for a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned
by the fact that the customer was a foreigner. I agree that 40% of this
money will be for you as a foreign partner in respect to the provision of a
foreign account, 50% would be for me and 10% for any expenses that may
arise and also part to the homeless, Privileges and motherless homes.*

*There after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the
percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this
fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation or
next of kin of the deceased indicating your Name, Your private telephone
and fax number, Your Home Address and Occupation for easy and effective
communication and location wherein the money will be remitted.*

*1. NAME IN FULL:...*
*2. ADDRESS:...*
*3. NATIONALITY:...*
*4. AGE:...*
*5. SEX...*
*6. OCCUPATION:...*
*7. MARITAL STATUS:...*
*8. PHONE...*


*Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the full
details of the transaction and application form to apply to the bank. I
will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free
and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required
arrangements have been made for the transfer.*

*You should contact me on my private email at (kennethkwaku@gmx.com
<kennethkwaku@gmx.com>) as soon as you receive this letter through my email
Trusting to hear from you immediately and please kindly give me a call
also. *

*Yours faithfully,*
*MR.KENNETH KWAKU*

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