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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: "kebi moyle" <kebimoyle@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 18:22:44 +0000
Subject: HELP ME

ATTIN:
HOW IS EVERYTHING WITH YOU I HOPE ALL IS WELL IF
GOOD, THANKS BE TO GOD.PLEASE PARDON ME IF I WILL
TAKE MUCH OF YOUR TIME BUT I NEED A HELP FROM YOU AND
I WILL BE GREATFUL IF MY REQUEST IS GRANTED.

WELL MY NAMES ARE KEBI MOYLE. I AM FROM ZIMBABWE I
HAVE LOST MY FATHER DURING THE PROBLEM IN MY
COUNTRY.MY FATHER WAS KILLED DURING THE FIGHT WITH
THE REBELS WHEN THEY WERE FIGHTING IN ZIMBABWE
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER HE REVEAL TO ME AND
MOTHER THAT HE DEPOSITED A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN A
SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA WHICH MY NAME WAS USED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN AS SHOWN IN THE DOCUMENT(CERTIFICATE
OF DEPOSIT) OF WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU AS WE COMMENCE.

SIR,WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU IS THAT, THE FOREIGN
PARTNER WHO IS SUPPOSE TO ASSIST US IN LONDON DIED
OF THE TRAIN BOMB THAT HAPPENED IN LONDON.XSO RIGHT
AT THE MOMENT THE MONEY IS RIGHT NOW LYING IN LONDON
OF WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE ANY FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN
ASSIST US SINCE THE DEATH OF OUR FOREIGN PARTNER.

SO I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME
AND MOTHER TO PROCEED FROM WHERE OUR FOREIGN PARTNER
STOP SO THAT I CAN SEND ACROSS TO YOU THE DIPLOMAT
CONTACT INFORMATION THAT IS INCHARGE OF OUR
CONSIGNMENT IN LONDON SO THAT YOU CAN PUT A CALL TO
HIM BUT BEFORE THEN WE HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE OF
OWNERSHIP TO YOUR NAME BE YOU THE NEW BENEFECIARY TO
RECEIVE IT IN LONDON SO THAT YOU CAN FLY DOWN TO
LONDON TO PICK UP THE TWO TRUNK BOXES WHICH CONTAINS
$45MILLION DOLLARS.

SIR,I WILL BE GREATFUL IF MY REQUEST IS GRANTED
BECAUSE RIGHT AT THE MOMENT THE TRUNK BOXES IS IN A
SECURITY COMPANY IN LONDON.

SO I AM PLEADING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IF YOU CAN
ASSIST MY MOTHER THEN WE WILL GIVE YOU MORE
DEATILS OF THE DIPLOMAT SO THAT YOU CAN CONTACT HIM AS
OUR FOREIGN PARTNER TO RECEIVE IT.

SIR, I WANT YOU TO ASSIST US BECAUSE RIGHT AT THE
MOMENT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY HOPE WE ONLY RELY ON GOD
NOW TO GIVE US SOMEONE THAT IS GOD FEARING THAT WILL
GUIDE US AND LECTURE ME AND MY MOTHER ON HOW TO INVEST
THIS MONEY.

PLEASE YOU CAN SEND TO ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER
SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS ON PHONE TO SPEEDY UP THE
TRANSACTION.

I WILL BE GLAD IF MY REQUEST IS GRTANTED.

THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS.

THANKS,

KEBI MOYLE.(SON)

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