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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: Kelvin Brown <diplomaticc528@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: kelvinbrown204@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 18:39:59 +0100
Subject: From the desk of, Kelvin Brown

>From the desk of,
Kelvin Brown
The Vice Chairman of the
Federal Investigation and
Anti Fraud Task Force,
African Region.

Attn: Sir/ Madam,

I sent you this notification since yesterday but no response. My name is
Kelvin Brown. I'm the vice Chairman of the Federal Investigation and Anti
Fraud Task Force, African Region.

we the entire delegates of the above office flew into Nigeria recently
because of numerous complaints filed against Nigerian government about
their inability to pay foreign beneficiary's inheritance, contract and
compensatory funds into their respective banks account even after they must
have collected all required transfer fees from these foreign beneficiaries.

This is the reason we were mandated by the United Nations/ international
monetary fund to fly and rectify this problem by making sure foreign
beneficiaries receive their long over due funds without making further
upfront payments.From the time we came into Nigeria, we have been able to
repatriate some funds that was wrongly diverted into different banks
account abroad by the bad eggs in the Nigerian banks and ministries.

Furthermore,from your file here on my table I'm so surprised that you have
not received your payment up till this moment, From what I saw in your
file, except the copy of your certificate of true beneficiary,(C.T.B) that
i did not see,you have complied with all the transfer documents that shows
and proved your legitimacy as the beneficiary of this fund.

We signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian government to pay
off all certified foreign beneficiaries from our own domiciliary bank
account, and we will debit the Nigerian govt as we know how we will
recover our money back from Nigerian govt through their crude oil.finally,
if you are still alive, you are required to immediately respond to this
mail, so that we will send to you our payment transfer form to fill in
correctly in other to receive your fund in your choice bank account.

Regards

Regards
Kelvin Brown

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