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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: "Ken Cole" <anna@88db.co.id>
Reply-To: mrkencole1965@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:14:02 -0400
Subject: Read and respond promptly

I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate any relative of my Deceased Client who died in a car crash on the 13th February 2010.The reason
for this is to inherit a Contract overdue Payment Deposit of $15.5 million of which the Deceased left in a Finance Firm.

Since you share the same surname with the deceased, I want you to assist me claim/inherit the fund into your Account. This request emerged
last week when the Finance Firm contacted me on behalf of my Deceased Client (perhaps for one reason or the other they have tried to
contact him and was unsuccessful).

However, I announced his death and all protocol observed I was mandated (as the deceased's attorney) to provide the Next of Kin to claim/ inherit the Deposit or they will freeze and tag it as” Unclaimed Deposit”. Unfortunately, the Next of Kin was among the victims of the fatal car crash.

But rather leaving the Deposits/Account frozen, hence I seek your help to claim the fund into your Account as you share same surname with the deceased and I have the required Information/legal documents to execute the transaction under strictlegal process.

Do contact me for further information and commencement of the transaction, also I shall need your full mailing address, your direct telephone number/Fax number, for this transaction to commence successfully.

Be informed that your compensation will be 40% of this fund, while 60% will be my share. Please it is only trust and honesty that can make this claim work out accordingly, and success will be achieved in the end of this transaction.

If you are interested contact me for further explanation and You can reach me via my E-mail, for more information. Looking forward to hearing from you soonest.

Have a nice day and God Bless You.

Yours faithfully,
Ken Cole

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