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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: "kombeedwine13@cantv.net" <kombeedwine13@cantv.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 04:01:14 -0430
Subject: Dearest One,

Dearest One,
 
Is true that we don't know each other before but please lisnening to me.
 
My name is Kombe Edwine.
Son of late Mr. Kone Edwine from the republic of Sierra Leone. he was killed poisoned by his business associate and  my late father was a great gold dealer in west Africa .
However, before the death of my late father in the hospital ,he asked me to move down to Abidjan with some informations where he deposited the cash sum of $7,000,000.00 million dollars with a bank here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire West Africa and i have arrived Abidjan then confirmed the funds deposite with the bank here by my late father.

And  look for a foriegner who will help me and stand in the bank as his foreign business partner to enable the bank transfer the money into foreign bank  account overseas for investment.
I now contacted you  to assist me and transfer this money into your bank account, and also help me to invest the money in a very good business in your country after when the bank transfer's the total sum into your bank account, i am a small boy and stoped education because of the death of my parents.
I will appriciate your urgent response.Please reach me with this my private email address kombeedwine235@yahoo.fr or call me with my cell number 00225 47 64 38 58 for more communication.
 
Sincerelly,
Kombe Edwine.

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