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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: "victor ken" <mrvictor_ken06@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:08:01 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY.

I am victor ken moi, the son of The former president of Kenya Mr Daniel Arap Moi.I came to know you in the course of my search for a reliable And GOD fearing partner, and I decided to contact you,Because I believe you are a reputable person and I feel You can help me and my mother over this confidential matter.

I count on your integrity and honesty to be able to handle this Business. My father, Mr Arap Moi, was the former president of Kenya ,In East Africa,During his reign as the president , he had so many Monetary dealing with a lot of European companies in my country And out side my country,and he uses these companies as a means Of transferring funds to foreign accounts in Europe ,America and Asia., all these funds where gotten from the sales of Gold and Diamonds,Amongst the companies he registered was GOLDENBERG COMPANIES,Which he uses as front for funds deposit, he made a
transfer of $12,000,000.(Twelve  million American Dollars) to this company which never existed, the said company has since been declared bankruptcy and liquidate,

and the said funds has been deposited with a security company in Europe  where itis kept from for safekeeping. For more information you can click on this website:
(1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3338023.stm or ,
(2) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3025878.stm%
And as the only child of my mother who is the 6th wife to my fathe the president, he has given to us as our own share, which is this funds that is with the security company in Europe.The money is kept in trunk boxes and was registered as precious substances, thus there is nobody that knows that it is money that is in the box.All the documents with which the money was deposited is with us (my mother and I) I am looking for somebody that is capable and willing to travel to Europe
to receive the two trunk boxes of money on behalf of my mother and I infrom the security compan! y.

We need a trust worthy and experience person that will help us to invest this money in your country and take us as one family and will also buy A house for us over there where we can live safely We are expecting to hear from you, please contact me on my Confidential email address:Thanks for your anticipated co operation , please include your telephone/fax number on
your reply.

Best Regards
victor ken moi.


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