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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: "kelvin loma" <kelvin_loma4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kelvin_lawchamber01@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:26:42 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION MY GOOD FRIEND,

FROM: BARR.KELVIN LOMA(ESQ)
KELVIN'S LAW CHAMBER
12 ALBERT EMBANKMENT,
LONDON SE1 7SR,
UNITED KINGDON.

ATTENTION MY GOOD FRIEND,

I AM BARRISTER KELVIN LOMA(ESQ).I HAVE A CLIENT MR.MARK WHO BEARS THE SAME
LAST NAME WITH YOU,AND A NATIONALITY OF YOUR COUNTRY WHO USED TO WORK WITH
MEKON ASSOCIATE COMPANY IN LONDON.ON THE 2ND OF AUGUST 2005,MY CLIENT,HIS
WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG MANCHESTER
EXPRESS ROAD.ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THERE
LIVES(INCLUDING MR.MARK AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY).SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE
SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED
RELATIVES,BUT THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.
THEN AFTER THIS UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPS,I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS RELATIVES OVER
THE INTERNET TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY BUT ALL OF NO AVAIL,HENCE I
CONTACTED YOU.
I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY MONEY LEFT
BEHIND BY MYCLINET(MR. MARK) BEFORE THEY GOT CONFISCATED OR DECLEARED
UNSERVICEABLE BY THE FINANCE HOUSE WHERE THESE HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY WAS
DEPOSITED OK.PARTICULARLY, THE FINANCE HOUSE WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN
ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT US$20M HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT-
OF -KILN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL
WORKING DAYS.SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO LOCATE THE RELATIVES FOR OVER
NINE(9) MONTHS NOW,I SEEK YOUR COSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE
DECEASED SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT US$20M CAN BE PAID
TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY 50% TO YOU AND 50% TO ME OK.

AND I WILL PERSONALLY BE HAPPY IF YOU CAN RESPOND TO THIS IMMEDIATELY SO
THAT WE CAN RECIEVE THESE FUND FROM THE FINANCE COMPANY ONCE THE RESUME
OFFICE IN THIS FIRST QUATER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL
DOCUNMENT THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE,ALL I REQUIRE IS
YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH.I
GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRENGEMENT THAT
WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW OK.

PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME THROUGH THIS MY SECURED AND CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL
ADDRESS(kelvin_lawchamber01) IMMEDIATELY YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD RECEIPT OF
THIS MESSAGE.

ANTICIPATING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

YOURS SINCERELY,

BARR.KELVIN LOMA

N.B
YOU CAN CALL ME WITH THIS NUMBER,+44 7031836962 OR +44 7024013619 FROM 8 AM
TO 6 PM (UK TIME)

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