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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: mr ken rondo <ken_rondo92@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ken_rondo8@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:16:31 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY



ASSOCIATE FINANCIALSECURITIES COMPANY@40 MARINA ROAD APAPALAGOS NIGERIADEAR FRIEND,THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT ISOUT OF MY DESIRE TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITHYOU, I APOLOGISE USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR ABUSINESS/TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, BUT THIS IS DUE TOCONFIDENCIALITYAND PROMPT ACCESSREPOSED ON THIS MEDIUM. IT IS WITH TRUST THAT I WISH TO CONTACT YOU ONTHIS MATTER MY NAME IS MR.KEN A GENERAL SECRETARY INASSOCIATE FINANCIAL SECURITIES COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA THERE IS ACONSIGNMENT CONTAINING A SUM OF (30,000,000.00USD)THIRTY MILLION UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS DEPOSITEDIN OUR COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING BY ONE MR. GUEI WALTER BEFORE HISDEATH,NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT AS A BENEFICIARY TILL DATE.I AM HONORABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS:-(1) I WANT YOU TO ACT AS A BENEFICIARY(2) I WANT YOU TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THISMONEY WILL BE TRANSFERREDI WILL PROVIDE YOU THE ENTIRE NECESSARY DOCUMENT FOR THIS CONSIGNMENTTO PROVE THE CONSIGNEE AS A BENEFICIARY TO THE COMPANY, 40% OF TOTALAMAOUNT MAPPED OUT FOR YOU WHILE THE 60% MAPPED OUT FOR ME.IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH MY CONDITION DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL ME ON MYDIRECT LINE (234 80 62504026) OR YOU SEND ME -MAIL ken_rondo12@yahoo.frSOTHAT I CAN FURNISH YOU UP WITH ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED,I WISH TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. FOR QUICK .RESPONSE PLEASE REPPLY TO ken_rondo12@yahoo.frTHANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATIONMR KEN RONDO
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