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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: "stephen" <skambe04@excite.com>
Reply-To: s_kambe@fastermail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:10:10 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Your Assistance


Dear Freind I hope that this letter will not constitute a sort of embarrasement to you.Please bear with me let me introduce myself,I am Mr Stephen Kambe one of the favoured Aides of the deceased President of Togo(Late Gnassingbé Eyadéma) who died as a result of bereif illness last year. During his reign in office,I was very honest and loyal to him as my boss but disloyal and also dishonest to his son (Faure Gnassingbe) because of how he was elected as president of Togo after the death of his father last year,due to the problem between me and Faure,I have to resign from office.I will also like to inform you that due to the trust Gnassingbé Eyadéma have on me,he entrusted some of his valuables,including access to his secret foreign account to me as a trusted aide. The Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma is now in the process to take all the valuables from me, i have release some of the valuables but i don't want to release this fund to him because he did not now about it,and his father < br> did not tell him about it before he died. Please all I need from you now is to use so that you will go where this fund is deposited in a bank in Europe to change the name of deposit in your own name before the fund will be transfer in to your local account for safe keeping,the total amount is(USD18.2million).I will back you with the deposit certificate of the fund which the bank gave to us during the time the fund was deposited. The transfer will be on gradual process to avoid suspicion.Please if you are willing to assist me, I will like you to be sincere and transparent in this transaction,your percentage will be discussed later as the transaction progresses. Please once again, I am only soliciting for your assistance;I will like you to send to me your telephone Including your fax numbers to ease communication. Regards Stephen Kambe

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