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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: jbarmah <jb2000@ok.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:45:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello,
Hello,
Thanks for given me the opportunity to explain my proposal in English. My name is JOHNSON KOFOR a banker holding the department of Audit & Accounts in our bank. I used to be a personal account manager to late Engineer Jean Williams, our bank customer who was involved in the ill fated Kenya Airways crash in Africa.
As his account officer, hearing the report of his death, I made many enquiries to trace the extended family relatives to come forward to claim their inheritance but my efforts were aborted. It was during one of my research I came across your email address and now decided to appoint you as the next of kin in order to claim the deposit with our bank which is at a summary of US$15.3 million. I am giving you this information in order to make the deal with you and get the money into your bank as the recipient and beneficiary since you a foreigner giving you anadvantage on coming into this matter
FOR MORE DETAILS.
THANKS
REGARDS.
MR.JOHNSON KOFOR
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