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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: "kenneth emeh" <kennethemeh37@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:14:14 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Dear Friend,
It is my humble pleasure to write you this letter irrespective of the fact
that you don’t know me. However, I was able to contact you through your
company’s profile in the last International Trade Fair we attended in your
country, in my earnest search for a reliable and trust worthy individual or
group that can handle such a confidential business of this magnitude.
My name is Kenneth Emeh an Aide to Mrs Jewel Taylor the the wife of former
Liberia president, Charles Taylor who is presently in exile/asylum in the
south eastern part of Nigeria. Before we depart Liberia for our present
abode when President Taylor was in power, with the help of some Foreign
businessmen,she was able to move some cases containing foreign currency
totaling USD95 Million United States Dollars cash with a security companies
in Africa Europe and Middle east.
The money in question now is USD38 Million United State Dollars as already
is in a security vault in these countries and if you agree to assist us, we
will go ahead to present you as the beneficiary of the funds with the
documents in our custody. In this case you will have to travel to Africa,
Europe or Middle East to clear the boxes. Then the funds will be in your
custody until our arrival to your country. For your kind assistance a
reasonable percentage will
be assigned to you while you will invest the remaning in any lucrative
investment on our behalf. Recently Mrs Jewel Taylor spoke to the security
companies that arrangements are been put in place for the claim of the
luggage’s.
Please your altimate thrusworthyness is highly neccesasry because of
recently a similar transaction was carried out with one SIGNORE POALOLUIGI a
Director of Milano Construction S.P.A. After the agreement between us in
which he was to take 30% of the US$15 Million USD in one of the boxes in the
security company in Europe. The documents were signed by him and some of
the boxes was given to
him as the original beneficiary which he took to Italy, we were disappointed
on our arrival in Italy to discover that MR. SIGNORE PAOLOUIGI has
relocated and was no where to be found. This was how we lost US$15 Million
from the US$38 Million USD and we are now left with US$23 Million, in a
security company in Africa,Europe and Middle East which you will help
collect and keep in your
custody.
Note: There is no risk involved in this transaction as I am involved as
their trusted confidant for the past years. Therefore contact me on my
e-mail kemeh@mail.com , should you be interested in this transaction, keep
it as top secret and be prepared to invest part of this money into Capital
Investments and real estate.
I await your urgent respond
KENNETH
kemeh@mail.com

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