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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: "John Kunte" <jhn_kut_12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: john_kunte@babbalu.com
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:41:19 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(PRIVATE)

JOHN KUNTE AND ASSOCIATES
(ATTORNEYS&COUNSELORS AT LAW)
FEDERAL HIGH COURT BENIN
WHITE-HOUSE BUILDING ,
14 DEGBAGO CRESCENT ,
COTONOU - BENIN .

Compliments!

I barrister John Kuntz have decided to bestow this
trust on you, which I pray you will not ignore or
betray. I apologize in advance for any inconveniences
this may cause you. I am the Personal Attorney to late
Mr. George Marshal, who was a contractor here in Benin
Republic . Who on December 2003 with his entire family
perished in the Air-Crash on board From Contono

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

As a matter of fact, my client made a fixed deposit
Amount, valued at Twenty five million five hundred
thousand US Dollar (25,500,000.00 USD) with a Bank in
Accra-Ghana, and upon the duration time of their
agreement, his bank started contacting him but no
response. Consequently, the Bank issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin to the deceased as his
personal attorney or have his account confiscated
after four years as it is in the law of this country.
Since then, I have made several contacts to His
Country's Embassy in order to locate any of my clients
extended relatives which had also been unsuccessful.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over two years now.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
of the deceased since none of his relatives were no
where to be found so that the proceeds of this account
valued at (25,500,000.00 USD) could be transferred into
your account, thereafter, we will both share it in
percentage according to our contributions to boost the
success of this great transaction.
I have all the necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up all the claims we will make. All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us making
this great benefiting transaction successfully.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Please get in touch with me as fast
as possible. Also to enable us discuss further the
progress of this business.

Contact me on my email; John_kunte@babbalu.com

With best wishes,
Hon. John Kuntz Esq.
Senior advocate of Benin (SAB).

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