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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: Kevin Young <>
Reply-To: kevinyoung1011@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 14:52:50 -0200
Subject: WITH HUMBLE SUBMISSION, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR MUTUAL TRUST

From: Kevin Young Nando
Fax: +27 862367592
9 Kyle Street, Johannesburg - South Africa

Dear Sir/Madam

With due respect, trust and humanity, I write to you this proposal. I found your contact while I was doing a private search on the Internet for a reliable and capable
foreign partner to assist my family.

My appeal; I understand that there are similar information flying over the internet which definitely will call for concern on this particular one and may possibly make you to think twice but I want to assure you that this is a real situation that require adequate attention. So we will appreciate that you read this mail with an open mind.

I am Kevin Young Nando, the son of Late Mr Kevin A. Nando who was a member of the farmer’s co-operation in Zimbabwe. My father was among the few rich black farmers that were murdered in cold blood by the President Robert Mugabe’s administration during the land dispute that happened in Zimbabwe.

After the death of my father, we decided to move out of Zimbabwe to South Africa for our inheritance, which was deposited by my late father in a Security company and the amount involved is US$18,500,000,00 (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

This money was made for the purchase of machinery and chemicals for our new farm establishment in Swaziland. We're presently living in South Africa on a political asylum and the law of Republic South Africa does not permit us to operate or open any bank account here in South Africa or be involve in any financial transaction, because of our status; this is why we are asking you to help us received and invest our money in your country for our new future.

We are ready to offer you 30% of the total amount for the inconveniences and your time this may cause you and 10% will be mapped out for any expenses that might occur
during the process of the transfer of the money to your account, the remaining 60% will be for us.

Thanks for your understanding in advance as wel anticipate your quick response to this mail.

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Young.


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