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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 newe <neweknewe0131@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <karlandnewe2000@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:15:56 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,



Dear Friend,
First of all I want you to Know that this is not ascam mail.Because base on what is going on all overthe internet world people find it very difficult tobeleive thing like this any more.if you can garanteeme from your side your trust and honestly i will beable to work with you.i will apprecaite if you cancome down your self and see thing for your self beforewe proceed snd this will make thing clearer for you.
I am Karl U. Newe, a solicitor at law. I am thepersonal attorney/sole executor to the WILL of lateclient'who worked as an independent oil Businessmagnate in my country and who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov2004. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2004,I havewritten 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.
After the transaction has been accomplished 40% willbe for the person involve, 10% for miscellaneousexpenses and the remaining 50% for me. Please if youfeel interested, I crave your indulgence to pleasecontact me through this my email address. As I havesaid earlier, I want you know that this presentsituation now and not take this as a scam mail, all Ineed is your help and support so that we can bothcarry out this project.
I decided to contact you so that we can talk and seehow we can both put heads together and achieve this.
On this note, I wish to present you to the financecompany, as the surviving relative to the decease sothat we can put in claims for payment with your nameas the beneficiary of the fund.
I will apprecaite 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 file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release ofthis sum of money in your favour.
I intend to invest my shares in your country underyour management in any viable business venture.
I will send you more details as soon as I heard fromyou.
Yours faithfully
Karl Newe
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