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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: "Dr. Glidden Kennedy" <gkennedy20009@tiscali.cz>
Reply-To: gkenned2009@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 23:32:02 +0700
Subject: Attention Beneficiary!

Attention Beneficiary!
It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Fund would be released

on a special method of payment, tagged WIRE TRANSFER, in a

closed door recent G8 meeting and several Financial Summit

organized by the Common Wealth in Conjunction with the

International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Union, Economic

Commission for Europe,African Union Financial Regulatory Office

(AUFRO) and all other Related International Financial

Communities Regarding the issue of maintaining standard

Financial Stability and Legitimacy of Funds Movement Across all

continents of the world.

Send your full names,contact address and phone, for the transfer

of the US$7,500,000.00.

Best Regards.
DR.GLIDDEN KENNEDY

______________________________________
http://klik.tiscali.cz/



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