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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: <steve.kenn@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 13:38:39 -0400
Subject: Notification

 
Hello!
>From Barr 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 assigned representative Attorney by the UN to all inheritance Contract / Next of kin
 
and scam victims contract delay payment to normalise and find lasting settlement too all beneficiaries
 
I was appointed Attorney in other to avert further scam and also to correct unecessary delays of beneficiary
 
funds transfer in Nigeria and it neighboring west African countries, So far, I have succeeded in Settling the
 
case of (Mrs. Ann Keyser, Mr. Edward Drake,Mr Walter Howell Jr) which i have also have a resounding
 
complimentary from the UNO
 
two weeks days ago, the Presidency and The Federal Executive Council collectively agreed and budget Us$250
 
Million to be paid to all the scam Victims and all the delayed payment where you are entitled to received sum
 
of Us$3.5 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.
 
234 Wellington Street
 
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
 
K1A 0G9,
 
Acct #: 3573813158
 
Rout #: 32227162
 
Swift code #: Cb6022Cw
 
Beneficiary: Mr. Robert Jason.
 
since you have 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 stated above.
 
I await your immediate response.
 
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister.Stephen Ken

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