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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: "K.O.JOE & NOBLE ASSOCIATES" <sanusilamidosanusi85@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr.kenjoe@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:17:36 +0100
Subject: RE: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST


On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engineer.
Edward Smith, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to
you returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this
same email address on the WILL.
I wish to notify you that Late Engineer. Edward Smith made you a
Beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of seven Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($7,500.000.00 USD) to you in
the codicil and last testament to his WILL.
This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and
true. Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in Contact with
you during his Humanitarian works in the past or simply you were
recommended to him by one of his numerous Friends abroad who loves
your philanthropic works and wished you good. Engr. Edward Smith,
until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers. He had a very good
heart and was a philanthropist.
His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life
time. From. UNO, WHO, & UNESCO. Late Engr. Edward Smith died on the
13th day of December, 2014. At the age of 80, and his WILL is now
ready for execution. According to him this money is to support your
humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in your
society.
Please if I reach you this time as I am hoping, endeavor to get back
to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job, Which is to
make sure that this money gets to you, as the Beneficiary.
I hope to hear from you in no distant time, with The following information;
your full names and address, your occupation, your date Of birth and
your phone and fax numbers
(1) Your contact address:.......
(2) Your Mobile/Fax numbers:....
(3) Your Nationality/Country:....
(4) Your Full Name:.....
(5) Occupation/Company:....
(6) Age/Gender:....
(7) Email..Sincerely yours,
BARR. KEN JOE (ESQ).
K.O.JOE & NOBLE ASSOCIATES
MANAGING PARTNERS/SOLICITO
Barr.kenjoe@hotmail.com
DON’T BE SURPRISE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE HE SAID IN HIS DOCUMENTS THAT HE
MATE WITH YOU AT SOP HOS COMMUNITY ‘BETA’

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