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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?kingsley=20kaigama?= <k_kaigama@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: k_kaigama@indiatimes.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:55:47 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: did you get my mail?


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: k_kaigama@yahoo.co.uk

FROM; Kingsley Kaigama

MANAGER; PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

DEAR SIR,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual beneficail transaction.

Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach

you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and almost secured

medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely private, and

it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch

free from all what you may think of. I am Kingsley Kaigama. The MANAGER

incharge of Claims and Indemnity of PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY. I am

contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to

this deal for the benefit of both of us.

The Management and the Legal / Treasury Department of this PRUDENTIAL

INSURANCE COMPANY in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of MR.

ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who maintained a Life Assurance Policy, should be

declared Dormant and confisticated hence moving his unclaimed benefits funds

to the Treasury according to our Banking and Financial law. Recently, I came

across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person (MR. ROBERT

FINKELSTEIN). He is foreigner,unfortunately He is now late as he was amongst

those that was Killed in a plane crash,as you can confirm through this

website http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

This man was our client and has a Life Assurance Policy WORTH the sum of

Forty Five Million United States Dollars (US$45,000,000.00). Right now, the

fund is lying unclaimed in the BANK and there is NO next of kin mentioned in

his file and there is NO HOW we can reach any of his other relatives. All

efforts made by us to establish contacts with any other of his relation has

proved abortive and unsuccessful. His Life Assurance Policy will expire in

the next few months from the date of this letter. Just last week we received

an instruction from Ministry of Social Welfare to forward particulars of all

unclaimed benefits that will expire in the next few months. Upon my personal

finding on this matter, I kept this information secret to myself until now

that I am contacting you.

In view of the fact that the deceased customer is a foreigner (from a

different country), it is Officially important for the involvement of a

foreigner who will pose as a NEXT-OF-KIN. I will use my exalted position in

this Insurance Company to present you as his Next of Kin as you can be his

relative, friend or Cousin and the Money (US$45Million) will be Safely

transfered into your own bank account in your country. Please include your

telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give

you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in

this viable transaction.I will use my exalted position here to get all

internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole Procedures will

last only 5 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without

trace even in future. Please I need the following:

1. YOUR FULL NAME

2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.

4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION

The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via email

and telephone. You don't need to come to my country. Send your full name,

address and telephone number to me via email urgently today so that I will

call you for discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy and shall rejoice

greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this transaction. After

successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money 60-40

(40% for you and 60% for me).

I await your good response today. Thanks and remain blessed. I require you

to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it is important

due to the fact that I am still in active services to the PRUDENTIAL

INSURANCE COMPANY. Your earliest response to this matter is very important.

I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.

Sincerly,

Kingsley Kaigama

MANAGER;

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY


please,reply to my alternative email box:k_kaigama@indiatimes.com

- kingsley kaigama


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