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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: "MR AKA HENRERE" <aka_henrere@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:20:49 +0000
Subject: My good friend.

My good friend,

I received your mail . Regards to your statement, i want you to be rest
assured that i am for real. My good friend relax your mind and we are the
government bodies that champion the laws . And i want you to understand
that this is a bank to bank transaction and all step will be follow
according to the Banking rules and regulation (Legal) . You thinking of
scam, i prove you wrong because if it is something that will cause problem
or effect our life i will not involved neither involved you as a partner .
So my good friend remove every bad imagination from your heart/spirit .

This is a 100% risk free and legitimate . All the relevant Documents that
will proof and back up this fund will be sending to your bank from the Bank
here as soon as the transfer is make and with all the Documents your bank or
authorities has nothing to ask or question about the money .

To be sincere with you, the bank cannot make the transfer without using a
foreigner who will stand as a next of kin to the money . I have done all the
underground work and if it will not get head i wouldn't have got you
contacted. This is a smooth and easier transaction for both of us .

Do not be panic or afraid or money i said it will cost as an expenses . Here
i am willing to do all that i can on your behalf but you should understand
that if i am not ready to accomplish this transaction i wouldn't have been
communicated with you . My good friend do not shark or turn aside since i
am the one contacted you. If you can only keep it secret and confidential to
yourself until the money get into your bank account . And do not inform any
of your bank that you are doing a transaction to avoid them not to ask you
to pay an up front charges before they will give you go ahead but if you do
as i said, all the Documents that the BANK here will be passing to them as
soon as they make the transfer and they have nothing to ask than to call you
for endorsement and deduct whatever is their charges . Or you can open a new
fresh bank account and let it read zero .

If you are ready feel free and furnish me with the information such as
telephone and fax numbers, residential and office address together with your
international passport or or ID Card.

Thanks,

Mr. Aka

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