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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: Kelvin Grant <kelgrant3@libero.it>
Reply-To: kelgrant@i12.com
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 20:24:37 -0300
Subject:



I await your "Acceptance Letter"...(05/29/10)

THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to an Inheritance
totaling a sum of 8,600,000.00GBP (Eight Million, Six Hundred Thousand British
Pounds) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased.(Name now withheld).
I am contacting you because you bear the surname identity of the deceased and
therefore, we can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance.

I therefore reckon that you can receive this fund as you are qualified by your
name identity. All the legal papers will be processed on your acceptance. In
the light of the above, I request that you kindly forward to me your letter of
acceptance; your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address to
enable us file the necessary documents at the High Court Probate Division for
the release of this sum of money to you.

If you deem it fit to be part of this great promising venture, please indicate
your interest by responding to this notice via my personal email address:
kelgrant@i12.com

Yours faithfully,

Kelvin Grant.

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