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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: KELVIN RICHARD <kelvin.richard@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: kelvin1richard@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:03:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MR Kelvin Richard



MR Kelvin Richard
Analyst credits
Central Bank Côte d'Ivoire
Email:……………………….
 
Dear friend. 
 
MR KELVIN RICHARD contacting you and I will call you as soon as I get your message 
I am contacting you in this transaction because I am the Analyst credits in Central Bank
Côte d’Ivoire.
 
MR  LEE YEONG KEUN. deposit. (USD$3.5M) United State Dollars. left in fixed Deposit account
Right here in Central Bank Côte d'Ivoire . I have all the details and the particulars of the fund 
Indicating that the fund is still in existence and no body has applied for the claim Of the fund
Since MR LEE YEONG KEUN is dead in  GENERAL HOSPITAL in South Korea on 20th Jan 2008
At 02-01-PM. 

It has come to my knowledge that the bank wants to confiscate the fund hence no relative neither
Partner of the late MR LEE YEONG KEUN has come or applied for the withdrawal  Of the fund.
I have all the confidence   to explain this secret to you in order to claim the fund to your bank
Account as a partner to the deceased MR LEE YEONG KEUN I want you to get in touch with me
So that I will give you the contact of  the Bank Director  and Explain to him that you're a partner
Of the deceased MR LEE YEONG KEUN is dead  In GENERAL HOSPITAL in South Korea on 20th
Jan 2008 at 02-01-PM.
 
The fund will be released to you as the partner of deceased MR LEE YEONG KEUN if you can
Stand with the full details and data of the late MR LEE YEONG KEUN which I should order you
Later, I will furnish you with all the necessary details of late MR LEE YEONG KEUN all together
With the deposit receipt of the fund which our bank issued to him the Day he made the deposit 
in this  bank.
 
I believe that no risk is involved in this operation since I have the complete details of the fund
Including the papers the bank issued to late MR LEE YEONG KEUN, if question May arise from
The Bank Director, I give you all the corresponding answers to the questions respectively.
 
Your percentage remains your share in this transaction after the fund is transferred to your
Bank account. Please note that no staff neither the Bank Director is aware that I linked this
Information to you, I will be Happy if you can keep the secret of the transaction until the
Transfer is completed.
 
I linked you to this good deal because I know that our bank wants to impound the
Fund for the reason That late MR LEE YEONG KEUN has no remote relative on either
Side of the family to Claim this fund. If you can go ahead with my instruction, I will
Come to your country to meet you And invest my share in Estate Management in your
Country immediately the transfer is over.
 
I abide to offer you 20% while 10% is for any expenses that may arise during the
transfer process and I will come to your country to collect the rest 70%.
 
You will send your bank details so that i will give you the contact of the Bank Director as soon
As he approved your request to claim this fund. And you should not inform the Director that you
Have been Sharing communication with me concerning this affair, this is a confidential operation
Because I don’t want the staffs of the bank or the Chairman to notice that I released information
to you to claim this Fund since person has not come for the claim of the fund as the deposited
has been noted dead long ago.
 
I wait to hear from you to give you more details and the contact information of the bank Director. 
Best Regards.
 
MR Kelvin Richard
Analyst credits

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