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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: ken.mogambe@gmail.com
Reply-To: ke.fr231@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:02:45 +0100
Subject: URGENT PLEASE. PRINCE KENNEDY MOGAMBE


*HELLO,*

*MY NAME IS PRINCE KENNEDY MOGAMBE. I AM FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
OF CONGO, IN CENTRAL AFRICA . AT PRESENT, I AM MY ONLY SURVIVING SISTER
RESIDE IN GHANA ON ASYLUM.*

*I AM CONTACTING YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIA, SO THAT YOU CAN ASSIST ME ON A
VITAL ISSUE THAT I WOULD WANT YOU TO KEEP ASPRIVATE AS POSSIBLE TO YOURSELF.
*

*I AM 19 YEARS OF AGE. FEW YEARS BACK I LOST MY PARENT TO WAR IN AFRICA
POLITICS, I AND MY LOVELY BABY SISTER ARE THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF MY FAMILY ,MY
SISTER IS VERY SICKAND HER CONDITION IS NOT GETTING BETTER AS EACH DAY
PASSES BY, THIS MAKES ME SO WORRIED AND SCARED THAT I WIL LOSE HER TOO.*

*BEFORE MY FATHER DIED HE REVEAL TO ME ABOUT 2 BOXES CONTAINING $250,
MILLION U.S DOLLARS(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLERS),WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA FOR A SAFE
KEEPING. PRESENTLY I AM IN THE REFUGING CAMP IN GHANA AND I AM HERE TO
NOTIFY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR CLAIM OF THE BOXES.*

*MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA AT
LARGE TO AVOID SUSPICIOUS, AND DUE TO MARKET INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY,CRISIS FACING AFRICA
COUNTRIES LIKE MINE PRESENTLY,THAT IS WHY I WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR
COUNTRY.*

*FOR YOUR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE I HAVE CONCLUDED TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF THE FUNDS. I WILL NEED TO INFORM MY BARRISTER TO PREPARE
DOCUMENTS WHICH WILL MAKE YOU THE SOLE BENEFICIARY OF THE BOXES, AND THAT
WILL ENABLE THE DIPLOMAT TO DELIVER THE BOXES TO YOU.*

*PLEASE SIR, DO GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE INDICATING YOUR INTEREST
IN HELPING ME RECEIVE THE CONSIGNMENT BOXES, SO THAT MY FATHERS BARRISTER
CAN SEND YOU DETAILS INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.*

*I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU, SO YOU HAVE TO
TAKE THIS TRANSACTION VERY SERIOUS AND KEEP THIS TRANSACTION UTMOST
CONFIDENTIAL.*

*I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON .*


*THANKS AND MAY GOD IN HIS INFINITE MERCY BLESS YOU, AMEN.*

*YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PRINCE KENNEDY MUGAMBE*


* *

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