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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: "Paul Kwande" <barisdj@myway.com>
Reply-To: pakwfmly@indiatimes.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:37:20 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Good Morning


Good MorningI am Paul Kwande, a citizen of Sudan and I sincerely hope my mail meets you well. I am from one of the few surviving christians families here in Sudan as our citizens are predominantly Moslem. As you go through my mail I plead with you to read with discernment and humane heart. We are a family of six but now three as we've lost half of my family members to the conflict here in Dafur. My father worked with a Liberian based company but resided in Ghana as he was also in charge of a branch in Ghana. Due to the crisis in Dafur my father had decided to relocate with his entire family to Europe but unfortunately he did not live to accomplish his dreams, as he was killed with two of my siblings by the Janjaweed. I am now left with my mother and a 15year old sister here in Sudan. Prior to my father's untimely death, he informed me of a cash deposit he made with a finance/Security Company in Ghana for his relocation and settlement plans. I have in my possession the
Certificate of Deposit, but the situation here has made it impossible for me to move out of the country. For this reason I seek a trust worthy and honest individual to help me and my family retrieve the fund deposit with the Security/Finance Company, Hence I contacted you.I pray you'll also be able to help me and my family to make every arrangement and also obtain the needed papers to enable us come over to your country and settle down there as the situation here in Dafur gets worse everyday. On behalf of my Family we are willing to part with 30% of the total sum for your assistance, I sincerely hope to hear from you soon, please reply all mail to my private email: kwandep@yahoo.com , as I look forward to your positive response. Thank you for your mercy and kindness, remain blessed.Regards,Paul Kwande

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