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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: "Mr.Kevi Roga" <mr.kkeviroga@british-bank-london.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:59:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM DR.KEVI

Greeting to you,

My name is Mr.Roga Kevi the Branch Manager of Natwest bank in United Kingdom, I

here solicit for your strictly confidence on a good business transaction involving a

huge sum of money from a deceased foreign customer Late Mr. Thompson Morrison; who

died along with his family in plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which

crashed on January 31 2000.



He deposited this funds amounting of {Twelve million five hundred thousand USA

Dollars) $12.5m for safe keeping in the Bank here in London. Previously our filed

record shows that the fund was actually for a project he wanted to start in the near

future (a multi million Dollar steel planting in Florida, USA) before his sudden and

untimely death. Since his death none of his relations or next-of-kin has come

forward to claims this fund as the heir. Now our bank has been waiting for any of

the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I personally has

been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years now, I seek your consent to

present you as the next of kin /Will Beneficiary to the deceased because my bank

will not release the money unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to

the deceased as indicated in our operating guidelines.



Please I need your urgent co-operation because I do not want this money to go into

the Bank Treasury. The UK banking policy and guideline stipulates that any unclaimed

money belonging to a deceased person for the period of 8 years will be transferred

into the Banks Treasury as an unclaimed debt. The choice of contacting you is

aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the

sensitivity of the transaction.



All I require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and trust to enable

us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a

legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. This will

be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you.



1. Full Name
2. Your private mobile telephone number for effective communication
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Age / Sex
5. Occupation


Best Regards,
Mr.Roga Kevi



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