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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Satveer" <satveers@greenbucksonline.com>
Reply-To: samuelGodson023@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:53:43 +0530
Subject: VERY URGENT HELP NEEDED FOR FUND TRANSFER




Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Engr.Samuel Abonime, I am the son of HRH King Solomon Abonime,
the king of OGUNEH Kingdom. I am 36 years old the only surviving SON of my
mother, My father was the king of OGUNEH Kingdom the city of diamond and
preciouse stone in Kenya. He was in charge of reviving royalties from the
multi-national diamond and preciouse stone companies and government on
behalf of the oil producing communities in Kenya. After the killings and
burning down of my fathers houses, properties and hanging of the
Nine(9)top politician in government, my father suffered stroke and died in
August 27th last year.

Before his death he called me and told me that he deposited the sum of
Three Million United States Dollars with a Security Finance Company for a
safe keeping. He advised me not to tell anybody except my mother who is
the last wife of the (8) eight wives that he married. I am the only son
and child of my Mother. The eldest wive have taking possession of the
whole wealth of my late father with their sons and daughters just because
of African tradition.


Due to the love that my father had for my mother, he told me to relocate
to a foreign country with the fund and start a new life that in no
condition should I decide to stay in Kenya because they will kill me and
my mother if they came to find out that we have such money in our
possession.

He handed over the document that backs up that fund in the Security
Finance Company, which he made with my name as the beneficiary. Now I am
soliciting for your help in receiving this Box that contain this fund on
my behalf. My mother would be coming to meet us and we will invest with
the money in your country there, you will help us in suggesting the kind
of business that will be good. Also you will find a bungalow for us where
we will reside. You are entitled to a reasonable part of this money based
on our agreement, and God will bless you as you help us because we have
nothing left with us, the fund in question is the only hope we have, i
manage to arrange to come India and presently i am in diplomatic quarter
in Narima point, Colaba Mumbai

Thanks
Samuel Abonime

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