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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: Frank Uyi <flaser1983@alice.it>
Reply-To: kenamadi6894@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 04:24:38 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: My Dear Friend..

My dear friend,

i apologize for sending you this information via e-mail instead of a
certified/post-mail. I’m here to show my gratitude. You might have remember
an
email from me in the past regarding business transaction proposal which we
never concluded due to one reason or the other best to known at that time.
It's
an opportunity for me to inform you that the transaction was concluded with
help of a greek merchant who financed it to a logical conclusion. Moreover,
i appreciate great effort and trust worthiness you showed, and i compensate
you
with $1.7m i want you to accept this token with good faith as this is from
the bottom of my heart.
The fund $1.7m is deposited in a cashier's cheque
contact mr. Ken for this reference and make further arrangement with
him for the delivery; contact him today, i instructed him before i traveled
about
it. Forward my mail including your full name, address and your phone
contacts
for the delivery. Name: kenneth amadi
email: kenamadi68940@outlook.com

may god bless you.
Sincerely,
mr. Frank uyi

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