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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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Fraud email example:

From: aishah011@laposte.net
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:33:21 +0100
Subject: From Miss Alicia Kones


>From Miss Alicia Kones,

PLEASE VERY IMPORTANT.
 
My name is Miss Alicia Kones, The only  daughter of Former Minister of Home/Transport Affairs of Uganda who died in a plane crash on 10th, June, 2011.In a remote area of Kalongâs. Before my father's death,I inherited from his estate a total sum of ($ 10.5 USD) Ten Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars, and the money was sealed in a trunk box, and was deposited in a security/finance company ABROAD under a coded contract arrangement as a family treasure.

I am contacting you because I want you to help me as my late father foreign partner, to be able the security company release the fund to us.

I hope to trust you as who will not sit on the money a lone when you help me claim it. I've decided to offer you 15 % of the total money for your help, as soon as you helping me  claim the inheritance fund.

Hopping to hear from you.

Miss Alicia Kones.

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