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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: leonard kegan <leo_kegan@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 22:25:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I look forward to your reply.








Dear Darek Eisenlich
With reference to your letter dated today Tuesday October 3, 2006 the content dully noted references to previous correspondence I am a man with honor this is my 42 years of age and a family man I want to re-assure you that yes truly your email was chosen among winners of the SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP lottery.

I wish to re-state to you, that you are not the only winner of the program and I am promise you that there is northing like danger in this transaction. All need to do is to trust my word and fellow the rule of the tresaction.

The bank here in South Africa will a final approval to enable your winning prize US$2.000.000.00 to your bank account. Once more you will need a service of an Anthony/lawyer whom will help to get the entire legal document in your favor successfully further more because your total money was insured here in South Africa in line with the South Africa lottery board no money will be taken out from the total sum, unless you come down to south Africa to do that.



About the documents which you asking to send to you, I told you a lawyer will go to the south Africa high court to get all the legal document and send to you, and that only can be done when you send all your winning details:


You need to get in touch with an attorney whom will help you to get the entire legal document to back the money from the South Africa high court I will be sending you the details of the attorney when you reply kindly send the info below
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:.................................................
2.Address:..............................................
3.Marital Status:.....................................
4.Occupation:.........................................
5.Age:....................................................
6.Sex:....................................................
7.Nationality:.........................................
8.Residence:...........................................
9.Telephone Number:.............................
10.Fax Number:......................................
11 Winning Number:................................
12. Ref. Number:.....................................
13. Serial Number:..................................
14. Amount Worn:....................................
15. Batch Number:...................................

Yours sincerely
Leonard kegan












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