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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: Kiven Mammeh <refugeeboyforlife19@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:13:34 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: urgent reply



Dear Sir/ Madam
How are you. First I most solicit
strictest confidence to you and I pray that my desire to contact you
will be given me genuine approval considering the fact we have not know
each other before, I which to use this opportunity to introduces myself
to you.=20
I am Kiven S.Mammeh from Monrovia Liberia in west Africa I
write to inform you my desire to invest and buy a living house in your
country, I am the Son of late chief Mr. Rockey Mammeh=A0=A0 my Father was a
diamond and Gold=A0 merchant in my country Monrovia before he died.=20
=A0
My father died of cancer due to smoking, Before my
father died he reveal to me and my mother about the Consignment
containing $12.5.millions with 75 kg of Gold which he deposited with a
security company here in Accra Ghana for safe keeping and investment
purpose, presently now i and my mother came all the way to Ghana since
my father died to notify the security company for the claims, and we
are stays in the camp here.
=A0
I and my Mother went to the the security company
for the claims of the consignment and the security company told us that
before the consignment can be release to us from the company we need a
foreign partner overseas to receive the consignment because that was
the Contract Bond Signed between my late father and the security
company, which I want you to lecture us on how best we can invest this
consignment in your country, because my father told us that it's is
dangerous to invest this money in Africa, due to market instability
facing African countries that is why we want to invest in abroad.
=A0
=A0
For your assistance, myself and my mother have
agreed to offer our foreign partner 20% of the total amount of the
money for your assistance and 5% for all expenses, we have all the
vital Document covering the consignment which is (1, Certificate Of
Ownership, (2) Certificate Of Deposit (3) Contract Bond) and they are
here with=A0 my Mother and i.
=A0
Please note that I want you to keep it confidential
alone. Which I will want you give me your phone numbers so that I can
give you more information about the transaction.=20
Hope to here from you shortly
God bless you'' as you Do.
best regard
Kiven


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