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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: "Khan Ocalan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <khanocalan1111@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 11:47:06 -0500
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME...

Peace be unto you my good friend.
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am the only surviving child of Abdullah Ocalan,The leader of the
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).My father actively fought for the
liberation and unification of our people (The Kurds) under one
sovereign nation which earned him the support of many and being
branded a rebel by others.He amassed a lot of money gardered from
supporters and sympathizers a like from which he kept quite a lot for
his family's use.
Before his sudden arrest in 1999,he confided in me the where about of
this money which is ($45M)Fourty five Million united State Dollars and
instructed me to find means of investing the funds far away from the
reach of the Turkish government who have frozen most of the accounts
and assets of the PKK.I need you to invest this money for the benefit
of my Five year old son Hassan.He is all that is left of the Ocalan
family.A few months ago I was diagnosed with cancer and was told by
doctors that I have no long time to live.
 
My dear father will not be released by the Turkish government any time
soon.All I ask of you is to assist in the transfer and investment of
the funds in a neutral country on behalf of my son Hassan until he is
of age.l want you to send to me your contact address,your phone
number,your Occupation and your Age.Once you get back to me,
l will tell you on how you can contact the bank where the money is
deposited. Right now i am in the hospital where i am taking treatment.
click the website : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_%C3%96calan
and Read more story about my father. Please i need your help urgently.
 
Regards,
Khan Ocalan.

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