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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: "Mohammed Habib Kito" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahmedrashid298@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 07:44:36 -0800
Subject: I HOPE YOU RECEIVED MY EMAIL THIS TIME?

Dear Friend,
 
I got your e-mail address contact through your country's Information Exchange On line while browsing and after that, I decided to contact you to ask for your assistance in this urgent matter that requires trust, confidentiality because you might receive this message in your Inbox, Junk/Spam folder.
 
My name is Mr. Mohammed Habib Kito senior Manager of ( GUARANTY TRUST BANK OF KENYA) African Banking Corporation Limited Africa. I am 55 years old man, married with four children.
I have a very urgent, confidential and profitable business for both of us Valued at $25.5 Million (Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United state Dollars). This fund is an excess of what my branch in which I am the senior manager made as profit last year. I have already submitted an approved End of the Year 2015 report to my Head Office and they will never know of this Excess.
 
I have since then, placed this amount of $25.5 Million (Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United state Dollars) on a SUSPENSE SECURITY without a beneficiary.
 
As a senior Manager of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money as the beneficiary of the funds. If we could do this together, we shall share these funds 50/50 between us accordingly and this transaction is 100% risk free, as no-risk involved in this and this is going to be a direct transaction. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.
 
If interested, please write back for more information, while I shall explain more in details as soon as I got a response from you if you are interested.
 
Thanks for your kind understanding, awaiting your response!
Best Regards,
Mr. Mohammed Habib Kito.
Please reply to ( ahmed.rashid2254@gmail.com OR mohamedhabibkito@gmail.com )
 

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