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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: "mecus kasfo" <mecus_kasfo@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:08:38 -1000
Subject: GREETING TO YOU

FROM THE DESK OF
MECUS KASFO
12 WARRICK STREET TUEXEL
P.O.BOX 7790 NEW LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

Attn.,

I am barrister Mecus kasfo, the president of EVYS CHAMBERS here in London an
adviser to governments establishments, and a personal attorney to late Mr
Kenneth Wood....a national from your country and a bussinessman who died
four years ago on ghastly motor accident on his way to the factory .The
deceased happens to share the same last name with you.
It was three weeks from today that I received a call from the finace
house,notifying me that, he deposited a sum of Ten Million five Hundred
Thousand United State dollars($10.5m) in her finance house, they went on to
say that I was contacted base on information they got from some documents
that back-up the depositions in which my name was mention as Mr Kenneth
Wood,personal Attorney, the bank advices me to provide them with the name of
the next of kin of the fund because for the past four years and some months
now, the account have been a dormant account.
And that any dormant account are usually rivert to government treasure as
unclaim after two years. After so many attempt I made to get in touch with
the family or relations of Mr Kenneth Wood from your country all proved
abortive .I decided to contact you because of the ultimatum of twenty one
days from now and pressure from bank which says that if I failed to foward
them with the name of the next of kin, the account will be close finally or
redirect to government treasury as unclaimed fund, as constituted by federal
law on banking industries/finance houses, for this reason your sincerely
help is needed.
On my own part as a lawyer and also the personal attorney to the deceased, I
will facilitate in getting all the necessary documents from the ministry of
justice here in London that will prove the Legality of this money, when it
is due to be transfer into your nominated account. I am proposing 35 percent
of this money to you, 5 percent for any auxillary expencese from the finance
house firm transfer charges.
I wait for your warm respond, for the claims and do not forget to furnish me
with your phone/fax number and your contact address.I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law.please i need your reply for further informations you
may need to know.

Best regards
BARRISTER MECUS KASFO(ESQ

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