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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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Fraud email example:

From: "fancy domkat" <kenyamil3@gawab.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:48:36 GMT
Subject: I AM STILL WAITING FOR YOUR MAIL.

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.
COULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER TO HELP ME TO RELOCATE THIS SUM OF TEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS(US$10.5m) TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR ESTABLISHING A MEDIUM SIZE INDUSTRY IN YOUR COUNTRY.
THE SAID 10.5 MILLION DOLLARS WAS DEPOSITED IN OUR SECURITY COMPANY BY MR.EDUKU STOIVIC,A RUSSIAN CITIZEN WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN 2001.WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO COME FORWARD FOR CLAIMS BUT COULD NOT SUCCEED.WE DISCORVERED THAT THE LATE RUSSIAN DIVORCED HIS WIFE WHO SUPPOSED TO BE HIS NEXT OF KIN.
I WILL GIVE YOU ALL VITAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RUSSIAN AND THE ALLEDGED 10.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN OUR CUSTODY SO THAT YOU WILL CONTACT OUR COMPANY FOR THEM TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU.THIS IS A COOL  DEAL THAT URGENT ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO.
YOU CAN COME HERE IN PERSON ORYOU CAN REQUEST THE COMPANY TO SHIP THE FUNDS TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY DIPLOMATICALY.
I AM A MANAGER IN THIS COMPANY,I WILL PLAY A ROLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 10.5 MILLION DOLLARS IS RELEASED TO YOU.AS SOON AS I RECIEVE YOUR REPLY,I WILL GIVE YOU A DRAFT APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FORWARD TO OUR COMPANY.
REPLY AND LET ME KNOW YOUR FULL NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,
OCCUPATION,YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IF AVALIABLE.I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.
MR.SHAKA BAWA.
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