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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: John Kumar <kumar.john111@msn.com>
Reply-To: <johnkumar@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:08:44 +0000
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT.



Dearest Partner,

It is my honour to request your assistance on this bussiness proposition which if pursued to its conclusion will be of immense benefit to both of us. This request may seem strange but I hope you will give it attention and respond to me as soon as possible. I feel quite safe and satisfy dealing with you in this Mutual Beneficial transaction. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it Still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. l also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of and i encourage you to read it to the end so that you Can understand it very well.

I am John Kumar from Ivory Coast,the son of late Mr.Kumar being that I lost my father. My father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death.

He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. My mother and myself tried and eventually succeeded in securing some of these assets, which include a mansion and some physical cash. We left Ivory Coast with the total amount of Three million seven hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars [ $3,750.000.00 ] which we deposited; sealed in a DIPLOMATIC VAULT as valued diplomatic documents belonging to our foreign affiliates.

After depositing the money, we were left with no other option than to SEEK SAFETY in a country here in South America which i will disclose to you later. The problem now is that we are looking for a trustworthy partner in a stable economy who can help us move the money out of the Security company. In that case, I want to know if you can help us transfer the funds into your account in your country or any safe place for it will be use for investment purpose.

We shall offer you 20% of the total sum, five percent will be set aside for any expenses if any that might be incurred by both parties during the transaction, while the remaining 75% will be used for investment. Also you will be entitled to 10% payment from annual turnover in whatever business undertaking you advice us to go into. Though we have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production, but I am only a young man and my mother is a woman so we shall need your advice.

However, this arrangement will only hold for a period of ten consecutive years. This is my reason for writing to you. So I expect your immediate response so that we can conclude this transaction in the very shortest time. As soon as i get your response, i will give more details on how to proceed for the funds claim.

Please indicate your genuine willingness and your urgent response via this my private email account;[ johnkumar@sify.com ]

Yours Sincerely,

John Kumar.





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