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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: "Stephen Ken" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.stevken@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:30:59 +0400
Subject: Notification

Good Day!
From Stephen
 
 
 
Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance/Lottery/Contract Payment transaction with some West-African Officials some while ago. Without taking much of your time, my name is Barrister Stephen Ken, the payment representative Attorney to all inheritance/Next of kin and scammed victims contract delayed payment some years back with fake Officials in Nigeria
 
Presently, i was appointed attorney in other to avert Scam and also to avert beneficiary's funds delays here in Nigeria, So far, I have succeeded in Settling the case of (Mrs. Ann Keyser, Mr. Edward Drake, and Mr Walter Howell Jr).
 
Few days back, the Presidency and The Federal Executive Council collectively agreed and budgeted $250 Million to be paid to all the scam Victims and all the delayed payment so you are entitled to receive sum of Us$4.5 -Million which will be wired to you through Citibank of New York as your e-mail appears in our central system.To my surprise you instructed Mr.Robert Jason to contact me as your representatives to collect your Funds on your behalf this morning that you are not feeling fine, below is the account information which he forwarded to me.
Bank Name: Bank of Canada.
Bank address: 234 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0G9,
Acct #: 3573813158
Rout #: 32227162
Swift code #: Cb6022Cw
Beneficiary: Mr. Robert Jason 
 
since you sent your representatives to us, kindly give us the authority and power of attorney authorizing your Funds into the above  Bank information in Canada as they stated.I await your immediate response via my private email:( )
 
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister.Stephen Ken.
hot-line:234 8129204602.

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