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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: administrator/IBM%IBMZW@co.zw
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:00:05 +0200
Subject: HI



Good day,

Hello and how are you? I'd really like to have a good friendship with you, and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation here, I am Xavier Povill Conteh a 23 years boy from Rwanda, my late father Dr. Borotho Cudjoe Conteh, who was assassinated overnight by unknown men in my country.

I decided to run with the help of my father's friend since my stepmother is working hand in hand with this unknown men that assassinated my father to a refugee here where I am presently seeking asylum under the High Commission for Refugees here in Dakar, Republic of Senegal. I want to contact you personally for a long term relationship and investment assistance in your country. My father, of blessed memory deposited the sum of U.S. $6.500,000.00 in a finance firm with my name as the next of kin.

I need your help to get this money out of this country and also for you to assist me to invest it, and it is my intention to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your services and and 5% will be for anything that need to be spend over this transaction, like telephone calls sending of fax etc, get back to me if you are willingness to handle this transaction sincerely.

Awaiting your urgent and positive response. Please keep this only to your care please do not reveal it until I come over, once the funds have been transferred. looking forward to hearing from you soon.

You may reply to ( x.povill@yahoo.com )
Regards.
Xavier Povill Conteh.

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