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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: "Kabiru Usman" <usmankabi@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:21:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: compensation



ATTN.DEAR

MY BOSS GAVE ME A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OF $1,200.000. (ONE
MILLION TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) THAT I SHOULD SEND IT
TO YOU AS
COMPENSATION FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO ASSIST HIM GETS THE FUNDS.
REMEMBER HE CONTACTED YOU SOMETIME IN THE PAST TO ASSIST HIM
REPATRIATE
THE FUNDS ABROAD.HE DIRECTED ME TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT HIS
SUCCESS IN
GETTING THOSE FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO INDONESIA UNDER THE
COOPERATION OF A
NEW PARTNER FROM INDONESIA.

HE LEFT TO INDONESIA EARLIER LAST WEEK WITH SOME PEOPLE AND
FROM THERE;
HE WILL GO TO THE USA. MEANWHILE, CONFIRM YOUR ADDRESS SO THAT
I CAN
SEND THE ORIGINAL DRAFT TO YOU. MY BOSS IS PRESENTLY IN
INDONESIA FOR
INVESTMENT PROJECTS. HE REITERATED THAT HE DIDN'T FORGET YOU=92RE
PAST
EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST HIM IN TRANSFERRING THOSE FUNDS
DESPITE THAT
IT FAILED YOU SOMEHOW.

NOW GET IN TOUCH SO THAT I CAN SEND YOU THE CERTIFIED
INTERNATIONAL
BANK DRAFT OF TOTAL $1,200.000, WHICH MY BOSS KEPT FOR YOUR
COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST
HIM IN THIS
MATTER. HE APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS AT THAT TIME VERY MUCH. SO
FEEL FREE AND
GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND INSTRUCT ME WHERE TO SEND THE DRAFT TO
YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
USMAN KABIRU










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