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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: KIM.ADAM
Reply-To: kimadam01@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:21:00 -0500
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Greetings to you my friend.
I know this will come to you as a surprise because you do not know me.
I am Mr. Kim Adam, I work in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),
packaging and courier department. I got your contact in my search for
a honest person and some one I could trust. Can I trust you?

I want you to help me clear this package that is already in Europe
which I shipped through our Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) accredited
courier agent but the contents of the package is $25,000,000.00 all in
$100.00 bills, but the courier company does not know that it is money
that I have in the package all I want you to do for me now is to give
me your mailing address, your private phone and fax, and I hope that at
the end of the day, you will have 30% and 70% will be for me . My
identity must not be revealed to anybody.

If this arrangement is okay by you, you can call or e-mail me for
security reasons other modalities will be discussed as soon as you
get back to me.
Best regards to your family,
KIM ADAM


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