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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: adams komlavi <adams_komla8@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 18:19:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Mr. Adams komlavi.



From Mr. Adams komlavi.

Dear Friend,

I got your contact through the website when i was desperately searching for someone to assist me in this transaction, and spiritually i am convinced about your ability and reliabilty to execute a transaction of this great magnitude.

On the course of last year 2004 business report, I discovered that my Office is in position of (Seven Million Two Hundred thousand United States Dollars) 7,200,000.00.USD. This fund as at this moment is been placed in Finance Security Company here in Lome-Togo. As the Finance Deposit Controller, it is always my duty to send in all financial reports to my Department head at the end of each business year.

This said fund was deposited by Late. DR. GEORGE W. BRUMLEY, A philantropist, who died along side with his entire family in a plane crash some years ego that happened in Kenya, East Africa.

Please I want you to visit the website below for more information about the Plane Crash and the Deceased DR. GEORGE W. BRUMLEY and his family: www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

As an officer in this Company, I can not be directly involved to this funds, so my aim of contacting you is just to assist me receive this funds, And I will resign from my Job and come over to your country with my family for a bigger investment with my own share.

As soon as i recieve your response, i will forward to you a letter of application apply and cousining for claim to the Finance Company as the Next of Kin and cousin to the original depositor of this fund Late. DR. GEORGE W. BRUMLEY so that the proceeds of this deposit can be relaesed to you, this will enable them effect the release to you.

I will appreciate it very much If you have agreed with me. There are no risk involved and I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I thank you so much for your understanding.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Adams Komlavi.







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