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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Alfred Kwame <afredkwame_2005@e-mail.ua>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:23:18 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: From Dr. AFRED KWAME.
Permit me to introduce my self to you. I am Dr. AFRED KWAME, the former Accountant to Shell Oil Company.
I retired from the company a year ago.
After my retirement I was incarcerated for money laundry and my account in London where I have (£5.3m ) was frozen.
The case is adjoined to the 24th of next month and I am still in the prison custody.
I opened an account with a bank here in my country which I opened with a fake name and your name fall with the name I used in opening the account. I have (£6.1m) in the account.
I want you to write to the Bank that you want them to transfer your money to your present country where you are working.
Note that I want to transfer this money before my case comes up next month.
If you are willing to do this, reply asap.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. AFRED KWAME.
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