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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: "Kenneth Robert Ovenden" <hoteleuropa@mundivia.es>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:10:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Your opinion?


FROM: Kenneth Robert Ovenden.
Direct Telephone Number:+44-703-5901659
Fax Number:+44-870-9741464
Personal Email:kenneth.rovenden@rocketmail.com
Address:13 Park Crescent, Near Manchester Airport,
Greater Manchester,M14 5RE,England.



I am Barr. Kenneth Robert Ovenden a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to late Mr. Hugo Chavez a national of Honduras, who used to work
with Chevron Oil Company here in London U.K. In after shall be referred
to as my client. On the 21st of January 2006,My client and his family was
involved In auto crash here in London, 95 people were burnt to death
unfortunately my Client and his family lost their lives, may his sole rest
in peace Amen. Since then I have made several enquiries to their embassy
to locate any of my late clients extended relatives this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the
Finance company where this huge deposit of US$48.5 Million were lodged
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years now I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since i will
make the charges, so that the proceeds of this amount valued at Forty
eight million Five hundred Thousand Dollars can be paid to you and then
you and I can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you, I have all
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may
make. All I require from you is your honest Cooperation to enable us
seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the
law. What interest me most in contacting you is the fact that I will want
to invest my own share of the money in your country base on your advice,
which I now go through your profile, and I believe that you can assist me
in investing my own share of the fund.

Please if you are genuinely interested in the transaction, you are here by
required to send me your full Residential or Company address, Private
Telephone and Fax numbers where you can always be reach so that I can
proceed in getting all the legal document in your name, which will enable
the Security Company to release the document to you has the next of kin to
my late client through their corresponding Bank in the Netherlands at the
security company where this fund was been deposited. Get in touch with me
by Phone, fax or email to enable us discuss further about this profitable
transaction.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Have a great day.
Kenneth Robert Ovenden





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