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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: "Ll" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charterhouseltd.ke@mynet.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 09:51:45 -0700
Subject: # From C.Ltd!!!






Attn: Sir/Ma

We have been directed by the West Africa Government with the instruction from the World Bank to handle all the unpaid inheritance payment file.  And this message is being directed to you because your email appeared among the fifty two  foreign beneficiaries list that were submitted to our bank here in Nairobi Kenya hence you are qualified to receive your  inheritance funds valued USD$10.5M.

We have made arrangement to register an Online Banking, where you will have full access to your Online Banking Account Fund to transfer your fund personally to your Private Bank Account with no complication of things or questioning as the Account will be fully registered in your Name.

The online Banking Processing is made much easier for you to transfer your fund to your private Bank Account personally without any complication. Note: if you choose to receive your payment VIA ATM CARD or through BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER, it is still accepted. All you need do is to get back to us with your choice of payment.

Kindly provide the information below to enable the processing.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR OCCUPATION
5) YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY

Thanks,
Mr. Lawrence Kimathi Kiambi
Private Banking Section
Group Managing Director
Charterhouse Bank Ltd(Offshore)Kenya.

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