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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. Howard Hilson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cherylkennelly002@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:15:26 +0100
Subject: READ AND ACT FAST!!!

Contact The Compensation Head office

Dear Friend,

Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect

condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our

unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best

known to you. But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the

fund out of my bank to someone else account who was capable of assisting me in

this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed at the

course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you

with the sum of $750,000.00 (Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States

Dollars) I have authorized the finance house where I deposited my money to issue

you international certified bank draft cashable at your bank. My dear friend I will

like you to contact the finance house for the collection of this international

certified bank draft. The name and contact address of the Perso with your Cheque

Mr. Cheryl Kennelly is as follows.

Compensation Head officer

Name.: Mr. Cheryl Kennelly
Telephone Number: +234 708 304 5364
Email: cherylkennelly002@gmail.com

At the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which myself

and my new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I have forwarded

instruction to the finance house on your behalf to send the bank draft to you as

soon as you contact them without delay. Please I will like you to accept this token

with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. Thanks and God bless you

and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards,
Mr. Howard Hilson

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