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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, 16 Oct 2006 00:18:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT




Dear Clarimonde Schwatzer,
You have refused to reply my mail just because you have recieved my money and did not want to send me mail again but let me tell you if your plan is to seat on the money ,you can not because i have my way to recover that money from you,i phone the courier company in lagos to know the situstion but the told me that they have since last week send to you the consignment and you dont want to tell me.
If i dont recieve the reply of this mail from you is then mean you have decided to seat on my money and then i will start devicing a means to recover my money from you.
KEN BANJO










<clarimonde2029@mozartmail.info> wrote:

Thank you for replying to me.

Inform me how much further has things gone now? When will I receive the money as you agreed?

Once again I am sorrowed. I am still very tied up with my job - my old wage office has not been paying me my money for some time so I now have to find employment elsewhere.

Nevertheless, we should move on with your great proposal and I guarantee that I will fix all your open issues sometime by the following 4 days.

I recall that, Two birds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

I am sorry but my English writing is not so splendid.

I trust that you would not disappoint me. I will wait for a gracious answer from you.

compliments,

Ms Clarimonde Schwatzer


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