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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: "kate johnson" <katesojoh01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mykatejohnson@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:12:45 -0900
Subject: QUICK RESPONSE

 

I am Ms kate johnson the first Daughter of Mr
Raymond johnson former national security advicer to
the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang.
I am writing to express my interest in real estate or
landed properties in your country , Though my father
died in Tsunami Disaster on 26th of December 2004 .
 
Before his untimely death, he instructed me to leave
the country for my safety and start up a business
somewhere out side Asia with a total sum of
USD20.500.000 ( Twenty million five hundred thousand
United States Dollars)deposited in a security and
finance company in Lome Cotonu .
 
Actually, I have never met you before, it was a friend
of my fathers who happened to be present at his bural
that adviced me to consider your country for my
investments. After due consideration, I started
searching the web site where Igot your contact.
 
No one else is aware of my proposal to you. Due
to Eathquake disaster in Asian region, I decided to
seek your assistance in transfering this money into
your private or institutional account for investment
purposes. I have all the vital documents that covers
the deposit which could be faxed to you upon request.
 
Transaction of this nature demands the highest trust
and confidence between both parties. This transaction
is risk free in the sense that I have taken proper
care of all formalities involved.
 
For your assistance in this transfer, I have decided
to give 20% of the total sum involved and 5% mapped
out formiscellaneous expenses that we may incure
during the process.
 
Your quick response will be appreciated, I look
forward to hearing from you soon. through my private
email address
:mykatejohnson1@yahoo.it
Thanks.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss kate johnson


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