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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Abdulla Al Kamali" <hon.feliciavictor@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vlohongsui@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:48:55 -0100
Subject: Read

Dear Sir,

I am a business coordinator here in Ghana I write to contact you over
a very important business transaction which will be of our interest
and benefit to our both families. In 2011,one Mr Emmanuel Satha has
your country in his file as his place of origin, he made a deposit for
36 months,1 Metallic trunk box with one private security firm.valued
$14,500,000.00 and some kilos of Gold bars.

I was his business coordinator officer before I traveled to Dubai now
the maturity date for this deposit is 16th of September 2014.Sadly Mr
Emmanuel Satha was among the death victims in the May 12 2014
earthquake in China that left over 1,200 people dead while he was
there on business trip.Since the last communication with me on
September 2014 until today,the management of the bank has been
finding means to reach him so as ascertain if he will roll over the
deposit fees or have the consignment withdrawn from the bank where it
is kept.When I discovered that this will happen, I have tried to think
up a procedure to preserve this consignment and use the proceeds for
business.

Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the
information about this
deposit and the owner, but I have kept it closed because, I know that
if they become
aware that Mr Emmanuel Satha is late, they will corner the funds
inside the consignment for themselves.Therefore i am seeking for your
co-operation to present you as the one to be the Next of kin to Mr
Emmanuel Satha since you came from the same country, so that the bank
management will release the box to you. I have done enough for the
arrangement and you only have to put in your details into the
information network in the bank computer system and reflect you as his
next of kin.

If you concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 50% of
the funds while 50%
shall be for me, Kindly forward your response to me urgently.

Thanks.
Mr.Abdul Kamal

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