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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: "text" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kiesafinancial@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:07:58 -0600
Subject: Proposal

I have decided to contact you regarding the estate of a deceased client,who made investment placed under my management many years ago. Unfortunately, my investigation on the client reveals that he is (LATE/DECEASED) in a ghastly motor accident, and there is NO SUCCESSOR over the Huge Deposit he made via my firm.I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I contact you independently and no one is informed of this communication

Upon receipt of the deposit in your account, I am prepared to share the funds with you 50/50. If you are interested please reply ASAP to receive detailed information/clarifications and further instructions.

Best regards,

Count Edward
kiesafinancial@gmail.com

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