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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: Miss Veronica Kanga <veronicakanga7@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <alnkanga@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:55:20 +0100
Subject: Urgent Message from Veronica Kanga.!




Greetings!



Firstly you don't know me
before, but I am very sorry for the inconvenience that I may give you. My name
is Miss Veronica Kanga from Abidjan Ivory Coast in West Africa. I am 19 years
old. I am the only daughter of my late parents Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kanga a
Cocoa and Gold merchant who poison to death just of recent by one of his family
members and also my mother died when I was just two years old baby, right now
life is very difficult for me.



Therefore, I am contacting you
today to solicit your urgent assistance in transferring this amount of money
(US$8,550M) (Eight Millions Five Hundred Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)
that I inherited from my late parents to your bank account and also to bring me
over to your country to invest the money there and to continue my education
because my life is at risk here since I lost my parents, though it is a long
story.



The said money was deposited in
my name as next of kin in one the prime Bank’s here in Abidjan Ivory Coast
(Cote d'Ivoire) in a fixed/suspense account for onward transfer to a foreign
account. Right now my age didn’t yet attain the legal age 22 years to access to
the money in the bank here but I can present any foreigner who could help me
transfer the money to a foreign account according to the agreements signed
between my late father and the bank, therefore, this is the reason why I am
seeking your urgent assistance in claiming the money into any of your stable
bank account in your country.



Please kindly let me know your capacity in helping me and your percentage %
you will take as commission for your assistance. Please if you are willingly to
help me then I want you to send me your full information as stated below to
enable me to introduce you to the bank as my foreign guardian and the receiver
of the money.



1) Your Full Name:

2) Address:

3) Occupation:

4) Nationality:

5) Marital Status:

6) Age:

7) Sex:

8) Phone Number:



I am looking forward to hearing back from you as soon as possible.



Regards.



Ms Veronica Kanga.








































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