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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: keshintondesmond <"www."@gaea.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: keshintondesmond <keshintondesmond1@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 21 May 2017 07:03:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear,


Dear,

I know this means of communication may not be morally right to you as
a person but I also have had a great thought about it and I have come
to this conclusion which I am about to share with you.

INTRODUCTION:I am the Credit Manager bank of africa and in
one way or the other was hoping you will cooperate with me as a
partner in a project of transferring an abandoned fund of a late
customer of the bank worth of $18,000,000 (Eighteen Million Dollars
US).

This will be disbursed or shared between the both of us in these
percentages, 45% to me and 45% to you while 10% will be for expenses
both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring.
Also according to the agreement if the payment year expires and the
account holder or partner wishes to claim the said funds, the claimer
has to re-activate the account. The cost of the re-activation will be
paid by both you and I so that we will pay those expenses back after
we claim the funds.

Attached is the bank payment guarantee and the Mutual Confidential
Agreement, that explains the nature of business proposal am trying to
get you in. Advise me if that is alright for you so that we can enter
in agreement before we start processing for the transfer of the funds.

I await for your response so that we can commence on this project as
soon as possible.

Regards,
Mr. Keshinton Desmond
Credit Manager bank of africa
keshintondesmond1@outlook.com

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