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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: Daneil kwak <daneilkwak@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:07:37 +0100
Subject: Hi.


Dear Friend,

My name is Daneil Kwak an associate of Jorge Peral a Mexican artist who
presently designed the Canada Ten Dollar Note,I was a worker with a printing
and Minting Company in GERMANY (Germany - Bundesdruckerei).I can fabricate
any currancy,but mainly EUROS,CANADA DOLLARS,BRITISH POUNDS AND USA DOLLARS
NOTES,I shall conduct a test for you to see how the bills are been redevelop
by adding little finishing touch to unfinished negatives of these notes
right now in my possession that i diverted and made away with hugh sum of it
in cash worth Euro 100 million from the country where our company was
instructed to deliver it to an Armed Rebel Group.You will see the negatives
turn to ready to spend notes before your very eyes.This is not a magic but
years of profession experience acquired from various studies of my career.I
attached copies of already reproduced euro notes by me.print it out and view
them please.I have stamped specimen on each of the note so the currency
alert in the internet will not refuse the attachement been sent to you.but
it did not appear in the originals with me.

It will be very wise for you to give me the chance to conduct a test in your
presence, of the above mentioned bill or send you a note out of all the once
already refabricated by me for you to check with your bank or any currancy
detecting machine to confirm it is of very good quality and spendable.Or
when you meet with me, a test will be conducted and both of us will go to
any bank or money exchange office to check the note for you to see it will
pass any check,since you haven’t any idea about this process i guess? I
advice you contact me for immediate practical test and for us to talk on how
to move in the fund into your bank account after reproducing.

I have decided we share 50% for you and 50% for me after all the bills are
been reproduced by me in your present,The reason for contacting you
is,because I do not have the capability to put these fund into any bank
account, base on i do not have a running business to empower me face the
bank with hugh sum of cash for deposit.i do not know you in person and have
decided to treat this deal with some one I do not know,In life,you might not
have kept secrets?This is a one time secret you will need to keep to your
self and made a fortune that you will never regret,If you are not
interested?kindly put this letter to your waste basket and call it a
forgotten issue please.Alerting any authority will do us harm,for security
reason please keep every thing very secret.i shall wait for your email on (
daneilkwak634@gmail.com) provide me your telephone number to enabling us
discuss.
Below is a website of the company i worked before, browse and find out more
information.
(http://www.bundesdruckerei.de)

Anticipating your Understanding,
Daneil Kwak

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