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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: "ken law" <kenatlaw@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kenoffice1@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:03:27 +0000
Subject: Re:{Spam?} RE: Barrister Ken Ohene.


Attention: Hanz,

I am suprise to get this forwarded information's of your's from Mrs. Lilly
this evening after i have sent you an email. I am to inform you that with
this information's of your the comapany can secure the change of ownership
and make the delivery of the 2 boxes to you in your address in Germany
through Deplomatic Service. Left 2 things you need to send for change of
ownership to be done in your name as the beneficiary of the 2 trunk boxes,
yours passport number and the fee of $1,600 send this fee by western union
through the name i gave you.

Trust me i will not disappint you, i must make sure transaction is
accomplished with any broblems, it is my promis to you and Mr. Lilly Mozembe
who is your parner and also my client. This is the fourth time i am
handling this kind of transaction.

I am waiting.

Barrister Ken Ohene

>From: Hanz Kalblich <hanzkalblich53@mozartmail.info>
>Reply-To: hanzkalblich53@mozartmail.info
>To: kenatlaw@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re:{Spam?} RE: Barrister Ken Ohene.
>Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:01:57 +0100
>
>
>Thank you for your nice reply.
>
>Can you also answer me this: what about EEC money transfer laws?
>
>Would you please let me know something about yourself: how long have you
>been doing this sort of work?
>
>I trust that you would not disappoint me. I will await a genial reply from
>you.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Hr Kalblich
>
>By the way I attempted to call the phone number you gave but it kept
>failing. Sorry.
>
>Save the world. Get the girl. Pass math.
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