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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: mredulak <mr_e_komani@indiatimes.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:32:54 -0600
Subject: PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY



PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY
TO:Email: mr_e_komani@indiatimes.com
Greetings,
You may be surprised to receive my letter. However, I
got your contact as a result of my despirate desire
for assistance,though this mail is unsolicited I pray you to consider it
Internet would not have been the best means of communicating this offer to you since we have not met before due to the abuse of the internet services,but due to my condition I have no better option as email is faster and safer,please consider it.
I have decided to contact you for confidential,urgent and rewarding joint business.
My name is MR EDULA KOMANI, I was a Personal Assistant
to the Late Democratic Republic Of Congo President;
LAURENT KABILA, who was assasinated.
My aim of writing to you is because of the need for a
trusted and honest person, who I can entrust the sum
of US$32,800,000 (thirty two million, eight hundred
thousand USDollars).

Source of the money: I and the late president secured
this money in a security firm, in my name before his
death.Now that he is late, I want to transfer the
money out of the security company becuase of the
insecurity of the money ,for investment in your
country, I can not travel out of the contry where I am
on asylum,
hence I am asking for your assistance to have this
money in your care pending when I will secure travel
documents to come over to your country.If you accept
this offer we shall share the money as follows: for
you,25%, 75% for me.

I have all the title documents to the fund which I can
transfer to you to enable you have assess to the
money.Be assured that is risk-free and legitimate.
Please advise me on your position immedaitely.Please I
await your prompt reply so that i can introduce you to
my lawyer who will handle the transaction.
Email to my private mail address: mr_e_komani@indiatimes.com
Best Regards.
KOMANI EDULA

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