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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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Fraud email example:

From: Desmond Kaye <dd_kaye24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <desmond_kaye@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:46:37 +0100
Subject: Am contacting you for this....


Dear friend,I am making this contact with you based on trust and confidence I have for you, your Company and God irrespective of the fact that we have not met before and because of the nature of the business I am about to introduce to you,I want to remain positive having the faith, the will and convincing myself that you will be interested and capable to do business with me.This business proposal I wish to intimate you with is of mutual benefit and its success is entirely based on mutual trust,cooperation and a high level of confidentiality as regard this transaction. My name is Mr Desmond Kaye.The kind of the relationship and the confidential nature makes it imperative for me to contact you directly by email. An American, Late business Mogul Mr Robert Fitzpatrick, a majority stake holder in Real Estate Company ,until his death years ago in,1999 Egyptain plane clash [Flight 990] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) There is a fixed deposit of US$48,000,000.00 (Fourty Eight Million United States Dollars) made in an international bank for purpose of investment till his untimely death, since 1998 which is nine years now and since then no claim or withdrawal have been made on that deposit.Fortunately, I have been the person in charge of this deposit from the day of deposit to date. This late business mogul died without a written or oral 'WILL' attached to the account with respect to his investment in Real Estate Company. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of his next of kin. Rapidly, I took the precaution of converting this funds worth US$48,000,000.00 Dollars to the [open secure programme] and deposited it with OPEN BENEFICARY-which allows anybody or person that has accurate information to the deposit can lay claim to it.As a proposed partner i must confided in you immensely,therefore to use my position to move this money outside the bank through a financial consultant in Europe to your designated account with consolidated arrangement. It can be transferred to your custody if you are willing and assure me of your ability to handle such a sum and honesty that I will not be cheated out when the money comes into your account.I am willing to let you keep 30% of this fund for your assistance,while i do with 65%. We shall keep 5% for expenses both parties will incure in the course of handling this transaction. Indicate your willingness by return email or call me immediately on my telephone number.Sincerely yours,Mr Desmond KayeContact Phone Number: (221) 203 7260
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