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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: "keeble hawson" <k_hawson03@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:18:18 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REPLY

Dearest one,
The inspiration to contact you is simply divine
providence,i am making this proposition because i
have to seek the partnership of a resource person
to help me realise this project.
i am keeble hawson,esq a solicitor and
investment consultant based in london,united
kingdom .
i was attending a business luncheon in
berlin,germany and i got introduced to the renowned
german business man and property mogul,mr andreas
schranner(of the blessed memory).
He engaged my services as attorney and investment
consultant and my primary assignment was to
spearhead his investment forays in the united
kingdom.
three months later i invited him to london and
under my professional guidance and based on my
advice he made a fixed deposit of 8,000.000.00
million pounds sterling at a financial institution .
this deposit was for 12 months and upon maturity i
made effort to contact my client ,i could not reach
him or any member of his family.
i was forced to travel to germany and there i got
the tragic news that on july 25 2000, my client mr
andreas schranner,his wife maria,thier daughter eich
and husband christian and thier two children
perished in the air france concorde newyork bound
flight;please click here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
i have made efforts to locate any member of his
family with strong biological links to my late
client without success.
the search to find a close relation is one that
has consumed time and resources.
the insitution is asking me to either present a next
of kin to late andreas schranner or forfiet the
depsosit.
my proposal is to package , present you as next of
kin to late andreas schranner and process the fixed
deposit and transfer custody to you for our mutual
benefit.
my capacity as solicitor/investment consultant to my
late client gives me the discretion to package and
transfer the deposit to you.
i will give you 30% for your effort,65% for me and
5% for contingencies that may arise in the course of
processing the deposit transfer.
it will amount to injustice if i do not take this
decisive step to secure this deposit,and invest it .
the late schranner was also a friend in addition to
our business relationship.
i will wait for your reaction and response and then
together we can jumpstart this project and nurture it
to reality .please reply to my private e-mail (keeble01@yahoo.com)
i await your reaction
keeble hawson,(ESQ)
private Tel:44-7024021723

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