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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: david kencho <dkencho1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: davekencho1@lex.bg
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:33:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TO YOUR MUTUAL BENEFITS


Dear Friend,

I am Mr. David Kencho, personal assistant to the C.E.O. of an oil marketing company here in Accra/Ghana. On the 21st of November 2007, my boss an Iraqi citizen was involved in a car accident here in Ghana, and unfortunately lost his lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my boss extended relatives, but this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my boss before they get confiscated or declared “unclaimed” by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged, in Accra / Ghana in the deceased account, valued at about US$12.5 million dollars. I have been issued a notice by the bank to provide the next of kin to my late boss or have the account confiscated.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this fund can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money on mutual negotiable terms. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

You will be required to:
(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum
(2) Advise on lucrative areas of investment

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,
David Kencho
davekencho1@lex.bg


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