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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: nneka_sanouba@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:36:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Day,

Good Day,

Your Bank Cheque worth of $1.500,000.00 has been due and long here in my office. I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Cashiers Bank Cheque but did not hear from you since that time. So i went to the bank to confirm if the draft is getting close to expire and the
Manager of the bank told me that the bank cheque can not be expire until next Three months. The Bank Manager further told me that your bank cheque is an international bank draft cheque and you can receive and cash the money therin in any bank of your choice there in your country.

However, I have successfully keep intact your bank cheque under my accredited attorney his Name is Mr Hon.Leonard Koume and i have meet with the Delivery Posting Service Company FedEx also for the delivery of your bank cheque to your country address because I will be travel soon to see my boss and
will not come back soon.

Now You have to contact my attorney Mr Hon.Leonard Koume for the delivery and posting of your bank cheque very urgent to your home address through FedEx here is his conatct detail:

Name : Hon.Leonard Koume
ADDRESS: ABIDJAN 01.ABIDJAN - REPUBLIC OF IVORY COAST
Email:hon.leonard_koume@yahoo.co.uk
Tell: +22504326885

Please,Send him your accurate address information to enable him communicate with you immediately so that he can get the Bank cheque submitted to the FedEx for the Immediate post and delivery to you in your country address.
This is the information the Attorney will only need from you.

1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3. YOUR CURRENT MOBILE NUMBER.

Try to contact the attorney Mr Hon.Leonard Koume as soon as possible to avoid more delaying. Do let me know as soon as you received your Bank cheque from my accredited attorney Mr Hon.Leonard Koume.

Best Regards,
Mrs Nneka Sanouba




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