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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: "SIR KENDO" <sirkendo002@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:47:43 +0200
Subject: Now contact my seceretary


Hello Good Friend.


I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay. Presently i'm in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.


Now contact my seceretary,his name is Mr damionodo on his email address here
(damionodo@live.fr) ask him to send you the total ($1.2m)one million two
hundred thousand dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts you made to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much only that it fail us some how. so feel
free and get in touched with my secretary and instruct him where to send the
amount to you.


Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, i am very busy
here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch
with Mr damionodo, he will send the amount to you without any delay.Do not
forget to use some money inside to give thanks giveing to ALMIGHT GOD IN ANY
YOUR RELGION.my secretary email addressis; (damionodo@live.fr).


With best regard,
Sir Kendo

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