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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: "moi" <moi0001@email.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: moiharambe@latinmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:53:56 +0100
Subject: moi harambe

Mr Moi Harambe Jr.
Cotonou Benin Republic
Email:harambe62@latinmail.com
:moi0001@email.com


Dear Sir,

I got your impressive profile while searching the internet for
somebody who will be of immediate assistance to the issue at stake,
I am Mr Moi Harambe, a kenyan by nationality but Cotonou based trade
consultants and supplier to humanitarian organizations: Red Cross,
Salvation Army, UNHRC, etc.
In brief, I have in the course of my business secured a mandate of
one wealthy displaced west African family whose bread winner's life
was lost in the crises that engulf their country,to negotiate
for a trust worthy foreigner who can as a matter of urgent assist
them to arranging their immediate evacuation out of the United
Nations Refugee Camp (UNHRC) where they are presently staying to
his/her country for security reasons . This family claimed and have
convinced me that they had some reasonable amount of money in United
States Dollars deposited in a security company some where in Spain.
They are very willing to entrust the funds to your care should you
accept to help them so that you can use parts of it to secure a
guinea property like residential accommodation on their behalf and
arrange officially the immigrations documents that will enable them
come
into your country not as illegal immgrants . Every procedure of
immigrations
has to be official as those of them that their education have been
interruped
because of the crises can officially enroll back to schools over
there to
continue their normallife.
Please if you are in a position to render this assistance to humanity
do not hesitate to contact me back immediately so that you can be
well briefed on how to go about the whole thing. However , bear in
mind that they are not asking you to sponsor them in this project
rather they are willing pay you for your assistance. Please treat
as highly confidential.
Looking forward to hearing from you urgently.

Yours sincerely

Mr Moi Harambe Jr


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