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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: Anil Kennedy <rokolo1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: anil1kennedy@shuf.com
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:28:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I want you to invest for me.


Dear Sir,
I have a client who wants to invest in your country and
with about £17M ( seventeen million British pounds
My client is a General in the army and he needs
protection for himself and his family.
If you can handle such a huge sum of investment, please get
back to me as soon as possible to discuss, for example the
investment plan and agreement, my client will want to meet you in person be handing the fund to you,
procedures. and you are required to reply with your business profile.
Thank you,
Gratefully treat as urgent,
Barrister Anil Kennedy.

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