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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: Kenny Adams <elcandilhforjado@andinanet.net>
Reply-To: Kenny Adams <kendams101@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 06:18:21 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: HELLO


HELLO,

LET ME FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INTRUSION INTO YOUR LIFE EVEN IF ITS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

I'M MR. KENNY ADAMS BY NAME, EX-DIRECTOR OF AN NGO (NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION), A GRADUATE OF HCS (HIGH STUDY COMMERCE).

I
WAS CANCER FOR ABOUT 22 MONTHS, MEANING 0-ESOPHAGEAL CANCER HAS BEEN
DETECTED AND UNFORTUNATELY MY DOCTOR INFORMED ME THAT I'M IN PHASE IV,
THAT IS TO SAY THAT I WILL NOT SURVIVE IT. MY LATE WIFE MRS GLORIA ADAMS
DIED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE YEAR 2007, AND SINCE HER DEATH I
DECIDED NOT TO REMARRY AGAIN.

DURING THE PROGRESSION OF MY DISEASE, I SOLD MY RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AUCTIONS).

THE
REASON FOR MY MESSAGE IS THAT I JUST LOST MY ONLY SON, MY SOLE HEIR IN A
PLANE CRASH A FEW YEARS BACK, I MADE ARRANGEMENT FOR MY MONEY FROM THE
SALE OF MY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY), EXACTLY THE SUM OF FOURTEEN MILLION
THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($USD14.334M).

THE
REASON WHY I CONTACT YOU IS BECAUSE I AM AGAINST THE FACT THAT MY FUNDS
REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE FOREIGN CORRUPT GOVERNMENT, I PREFER IT TO
BE USED TO ACTS BENEFICIAL TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD OR PERFORM OF
HUMANITARIAN ACTS, TO HELP THE NEEDY PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM HUNGER AND
EXTREME POVERTY IN AFRICA SUCH AS SOMALIA WHO CROSS AN ENORMOUS
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT BY THIS ACT MY WIFE, SON
AND I ARE BEING WELCOMED INTO THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM.

I AM WELL AWARE OF WHAT I PROPOSE AND I ASK FOR NOTHING.

BEING
ASSURED OF BEING IN FRONT OF A RESPONSIBLE PERSON AND LIVER RIGHT,
PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENABLE ME DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO
DO TO RECEIVE MY FORTUNE FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSE.

CORDIALLY,
MR. KENNY ADAMS


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