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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: "Dr.Kash stan" <drstan_kash1@aol.fr>
Reply-To: drkashstan@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 07:42:23 -0700
Subject: Greetings

--
Hello
I am a private accountant and chief external auditor Amalgamated Bank in
South Africa, I want to transfer ($27,000.000 USD) Twenty seven million US
Dollars, An investor and a contractor with the Kruger diamond mines died
without naming a legal next of kin to his fund in my bank. First, I must
solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of
its nature as being utterly confidential. I am sure and have confidence of
your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great
magnitude. I solicit your assistance to enable us transfer the said amount
into your safe account for onward investment.

You can either provide us with an existing account or to set up a new Bank
account immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to
receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of
this important business trusting in you and believing that you will never
let me down either now or in future.

Further details will be given upon your reply. below are my personal
contact details for our further communication. Send your reply to my
private email address (*drkashstan@gmail.com <drkashstan@gmail.com>*) with
your full contact details and call me for confirmation of this proposal.

Please Visit the website (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-13978635
)

Thanks.
Dr.Kaash Stan
My private telephone number +27 845430599

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