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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: kenbanjo kenbanjo <kenbanjo2002@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 23:58:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT




Dear Clarimonde Schwatzer ,
Thank you for your mail and at the same time relenting you feelings to me,what you must understand is that if you have had urgly experience before as you mentioned in your mail please count me out because i am not the type,all i needed from you is an assistant to secure my money,you should know that there is no amout of money i will request from you that is more than USD$65.2M so please be rest assured that you are very much safe.

On the issue of EEC taxation i have told you that this money will be send to you in cash via consignment on courier services or cash delivery and will have noting to do with bank to avoid the taxation you are talking about.

All i need from you now is the address where you will recieved the consignment,international passport or driving license to make sure of your identity and know that the consignment is properly delivered to you until i come over there to share the fund with you according to the percentage we have agreed on,i will also like you send it along with your phone so that the courier company can contact you if they have any difficult on reaching to you as soon as they arrive your country.

hoping to recieving the mentioned informations from you.
best regards
KEN BANJO

















<clarimonde2029@mozartmail.info> wrote:

Hello my friend!

Recently, I was established as having a small inclination to be manic-depressive, which was caused by a very bad loss a year or so ago. Therefore I just like to request that you are honest in all your doings with myself.

I am regrettably still unsure and I am not totally certain how I had been deemed the winner for this money.

Let me have some words of advice about an issue that is making me nervous, what about EEC witholding taxation issues?

It would be nice if you would kindly reply? I would expect something hospitable from you.

Ms Schwatzer

Trying to fit in. Born to stand out. http://www.ppmusic.com/music/comp05.htm



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