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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: adolf kenvil <kenvilad@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 22:28:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Reply back



Dear Valued Friend,
I am Kenvil,the only son of Mr Smith Adolf the former Diamond and Politician early seventies he was killed on the 10th june the year 2000 by the opposition parties of Mr Charles Tarlor but my mother was unable to smuggle me and my younger sister Cece Out of the Country but resently mum died and me and my only sister is right now in refugee camp in Accra Ghana but the war is now finish but i and my younger sister have refuse to leave the camp at the monment because we feel that the place is only where we will have security.

Dearest one,my main intention of writting you now is that in the Asylum camp i and my younger sister are now they are disturbing us to leave seems the war is finish but we refuse.

Please the reason why i am writting you is that if we go back to our country the Government may try to probe us or even try to kill us.

I want to give you the top secret of my life but promise that you will not expose us or advertise it in the magazine please our late father have the total sum of $27.5million us dollars which he secretly transfer to one of the security company in Ivoiry coast called Lave Gard Security he transfered this money through the help of a farmer in a city called Danane in Ivoiry Coast which have border with our country,this money was in a trunk box which is made of metalic object which have a secret code these boxes is two in number it was taged family property registered in my name as the legitemate owner of the consignment but it will be retrieve only when i am 20yrs and above unless i provide a matured and a good business partner well known before the consignment can be retrieved.

Please sir now i want to introduce you to the company because i have called the manager in Ivoiry Coast he told me to go ahead with my decision please contact me back with this email address inother to know what part i want you to play for me in this transaction because i dont want the company to know the content of the consignment.

Note i and my sister have made up our mind to compensate you fully after you confirm the whole money in your account.no percent have been maped out yet till we hear from you.

Thanks,
Kenvil and Cece


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