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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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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <realityjohn55@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:55:26 +0000
Subject: Greetings



Greetings, Before I start, I must firstly apologize for this unsolicited proposal to you. I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting a relationship, But the actualization of this venture will enable you to fish-out the congent reason of this my unconventional approach with this proposal to you.My name is Mr. Kenshole Geoffrey George, Audit Manager of Alpha Bank and account officer to Late Edward Han, who died with his wife and the only daughter in an Automobile crash on the 28th January 2001. Before the death of Late Edward Han, he maintained a fixed deposit account with my Bank (Alpha Bank UK Ltd) Based on this discovery, I now seek your permission and support to have you stand in as a next of kin to the Late deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the release of these funds, all amounting to the tune of (20,000,000.00 GB) Twenty Million British Pounds Sterling Only to any nominated account of your choice. I propose an offer of 40% of the total amount to be yours after the transfer has been successfully concluded. Let me have your Full Name, Confidential Telephone, Fax and Mobile Numbers and also your Contact Address in response to this proposal if you are interested. Please reply immediately to my private email address (kensholeprivate001@yahoo.com).Thanks and God bless.Sincerely Yours, Mr. Kenshole Geoffrey George

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