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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: karl udo <ud_karl30@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <infokarl@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:55:42 +0100
Subject: From Karl Udo Newe



From Karl Udo NeweDear Friend, I am Karl U. Newe, a solicitor at law. I am thepersonal attorney/sole executor to the WILL of my lateclient'who worked as an independent oil Businessmagnate and who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov 2004. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2005,I have written several letters to the embassy with an intentto locate any of his extended relatives whomshall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandonedFunds and all such efforts have been to no avail.I decided to contact you so that we can talk and seehow we can both put heads together and achieve this.Please note that i do understand that base on what isgoing on all over the internet world, people find itdifficult to assist each other in issue like this but i assure you that you will not regret Participating in this project if you can garantee me of your trust.On this note, I wish to present you to the financecompany, as the surviving relative to the decease sothat we can put in claims and retreive the funds from the finance company with your name as the beneficiary of the fund.I will appreciate if you can send me the following, 1.Your Full Names2.Your current Mobile telephone and fax numbers 3.Your age 4.Occupation 5.Your Current address
This will enable me obtain some documents in your name from the court of law as the next of kin/Beneficiary to my late client.
Upon your response I will send you details on how we will proceed and conlcude this project without delay
Waiting to hear from youYours faithfullyKarl Newe
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