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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "ken mando" <kenmando011@msn.com>
Reply-To: kenmando101@myway.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 01:03:16 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONES NEEDED...

BARRISTER KEN K MANDO
AVENUE JEAN XX111
BY KLEBER DAKAR
SENEGAL

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

I REALLY REGRET ANY EMBARRASSMENT THIS MAIL MIGHT CAUSE YOU, AS WE HAVE
NEVER BY ANY CHANCE MET BEFORE, I WANT YOU TO PATIENTLY READ THIS OFFER.

I AM BARRISTER KEN K MANDO A GHANAIAN LAWYER PRESENTLY DAKAR-SENEGAL. I WORK
FOR THE GHANAIAN GOVERNMENT AS A LINKMAN BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION FOR
PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) AND THE WORLD BANK IN WEST AFRICAN
COUNTRIES.

THROUGH THE SALE OF ALLOCATED OIL QUOTA TO MY COUNTRY BY SAUDI ARABIA
GOVERNMENT, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE EXCESS OF 11.7 MILLION GBPS.(ELEVEN MILLION
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNCE STERLING). THE WHOLE MONEY HAVE
BEEN DEPOSITED IN A ONE OF THE LEADING BANKS. I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME TO
CLAIM THIS MONEY AS I CANNOT CLAIM IT DIRECTLY BECAUSE I AM STILL A CIVIL
SERVANT, AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU FORBIDS ME TO ACQUIRE SUCH AMOUNT OF
MONEY.

IT IS ON THIS BASIS, THAT I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR YOUR SINCERE ASSISTANCE IN
THIS CLAIM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CLAIM DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROCESSED IF THE
NEED BE. THE DOCUMENTS WITH WHICH THE FUND IS DEPOSITED WILL BE CHANGED TO
REFLECT YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY SO THAT YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO COLLECT
THE FUND ON MY BEHALF AND I WILL GIVE YOU 25% OF THE FUND FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE.

I AM AWARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONITORING OF ALL LARGE-SCALE FINANCIAL
MOVEMENTS AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001 TERRORIST ATTACK ON AMERICA AND TO
AVOID ANY STATE OF FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION I CAN PROVIDE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP THE TRANSACTION.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER, KINDLY SEND ME AN E-MAIL SIGNIFYING YOUR
DECISION INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS FOR QUICK AND EASY
COMMUNICATION.I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND
WOULD BE HANDLED WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY.

PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS
MESSAGE.

BEST REGARDS.

BAR. KEN K MANDO
kenmando101@myway.com
BARRISTER KEN K MANDO
AVENUE JEAN XX111
BY KLEBER DAKAR
SENEGAL

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

I REALLY REGRET ANY EMBARRASSMENT THIS MAIL MIGHT CAUSE YOU, AS WE HAVE
NEVER BY ANY CHANCE MET BEFORE, I WANT YOU TO PATIENTLY READ THIS OFFER.

I AM BARRISTER KEN K MANDO A GHANAIAN LAWYER PRESENTLY DAKAR-SENEGAL. I WORK
FOR THE GHANAIAN GOVERNMENT AS A LINKMAN BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION FOR
PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) AND THE WORLD BANK IN WEST AFRICAN
COUNTRIES.

THROUGH THE SALE OF ALLOCATED OIL QUOTA TO MY COUNTRY BY SAUDI ARABIA
GOVERNMENT, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE EXCESS OF 11.7 MILLION GBPS.(ELEVEN MILLION
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNCE STERLING). THE WHOLE MONEY HAVE
BEEN DEPOSITED IN A ONE OF THE LEADING BANKS. I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME TO
CLAIM THIS MONEY AS I CANNOT CLAIM IT DIRECTLY BECAUSE I AM STILL A CIVIL
SERVANT, AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU FORBIDS ME TO ACQUIRE SUCH AMOUNT OF
MONEY.

IT IS ON THIS BASIS, THAT I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR YOUR SINCERE ASSISTANCE IN
THIS CLAIM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CLAIM DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROCESSED IF THE
NEED BE. THE DOCUMENTS WITH WHICH THE FUND IS DEPOSITED WILL BE CHANGED TO
REFLECT YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY SO THAT YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO COLLECT
THE FUND ON MY BEHALF AND I WILL GIVE YOU 25% OF THE FUND FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE.

I AM AWARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONITORING OF ALL LARGE-SCALE FINANCIAL
MOVEMENTS AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001 TERRORIST ATTACK ON AMERICA AND TO
AVOID ANY STATE OF FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION I CAN PROVIDE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP THE TRANSACTION.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER, KINDLY SEND ME AN E-MAIL SIGNIFYING YOUR
DECISION INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS FOR QUICK AND EASY
COMMUNICATION.I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND
WOULD BE HANDLED WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY.

PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS
MESSAGE.

BEST REGARDS.

BAR. KEN K MANDO
kenmando101@myway.com


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