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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: "MR. K. LUMOH" <consult0@cantv.net>
Reply-To: consult.0@cantv.net
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:52:58 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: KIND ATTENTION PLS !




Kind Attention Pls,
I am the Bill and Exchange manager of a prime Bank in Cote d'Ivoire. I am
writing to seek your cooperation over this business deal.
In my Department, I discovered an abandoned sum of (US$ 12 Million) In an
account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with
his entire family in a plane crash that took place in Kenya 2003, a
National of your country and contractor with an oil servicing company.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next
of kin or business associate to come and claim his money because it cannot
be released unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or business
associate to the deceased as indicated in banking guidelines but
unfortunately, all his supposed next of kin died along with him at the
plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this
business proposal to you, to release the money to your account as the next
of kin or business associate.
The Banking law and guideline stipulates that if such money remains
dormant after 8 years, will be transferred into the Bank treasury as
unclaimed fund. All I require is your honest cooperation as a foreign
citizen to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee this will be
executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect from any
breach of law. I will like us to share this money mutually on two equal
halves between me and you.
I will indulge you at this point to understand that this is privileged
information and must be strictly confidential.
If you can handle this with me, reach me for more details.
Thanks.
Kosses Lumoh.



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