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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: KEN NNA AND IBRAHIM DANKWAMBA NNA_DANKWAMBA <dsource2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:02:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ENGUIRIES


My proposal

Sir,

My name is Mr. Ken Nna, Head of service and special Assistant to president Alhaji Umar yar-Adua of Nigeria.

My self and the Accountant general of the federation of Nigeria, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwamba we have a deal to make from Excess crude oil account with a commercial Bank in Nigeria. Please can you help us to provide for us a foreign bank account to lodge in this huge sum at hand. The Total sum is $21 million(Twenty one United States Dollars)we want to divert this funds met for Eleme petro-chemicals company port Harcourt owned by the Federal Government.
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo gave the approval before living office on May 29, 2007.

Feel free to contact me if you wish to help for more details. Sharing among us is 60% by 40%.

Please send to me your telephone fax, and bank Account.Reply to our private email address {dsource2007@yahoo.com}

Thanks.

Ken. Nna.


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