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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: "KENNETH ELVIS" <kenneth_elvis_privacy@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:50:12 -0600
Subject: PART TIME JOB

My name is KENNETH ELVIS,I am an engineer with my wife LINDA ELVIS ,and we
run the company that manufactures fire extiguisher, industrial weares and
grinding machines.You were recommended to us,based on your honesty and
kindness by an agenct based in the united states to which we first made this

application to before you where recommended to us as been competent. I live
in united kingdom, with my lovely wife and my kids.I have been doing this
macnufacturing work for ten years now , I have been selling my my works for
the last 6 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and
in magazines, I have sold to companies and to private collectors from all
around the world, I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to
selling my works to Americans, they are always offering to pay with checks
and q-chex and other forms of payment acceptable only in the united states,
which is difficult for me to cash here in the united kingdom,I am looking
for a representative in the united states who will be working for me as a
par-time worker and I will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction,
whichi assure you that it will not affect your present state of work,
someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the united
states, i mean someone that is responsible, reliable and credible, cause the

cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive, I am
working on setting up a branch in the states, so in the interim I need a
representative in the united state who will be handling the payment aspect,
These payments are in q-chex and checks and they would be specifically
drafted to you in your name and sent it to you personally ,so all you need
to do is to cash the money order ,check or q-chex deduct your percentage and

wire the rest back. But the problem I have is trust, But I have my way of
getting anyone that gets away with our money, I mean the FBI branch in
Washington will gets involved when our Money get missing, It would not cost
you any amount to receive payments which will be sent to you via FedEx, ups
or any other credible courrier from my business partners and associates ,If
you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via email with

your full name, address, direct contact telephone number and a scanned copy
of any identity card of your's, the form of identification you choose to
present must not have your social security number on it for your own privacy

and security reasons .please do not reply if you are not a honest, compitent

reliable individual ,i look forward to hearing from you.

KENNETH ELVIS
KEN MANUFACTURESMy name is KENNETH ELVIS,I am an engineer with my wife
LINDA ELVIS ,and we run the company that manufactures fire extiguisher,
industrial weares and grinding machines.You were recommended to us,based on
your honesty and kindness by an agenct based in the united states to which
we first made this application to before you where recommended to us as been

competent. I live in united kingdom, with my lovely wife and my kids.I have
been doing this macnufacturing work for ten years now , I have been selling
my my works for the last 6 years and have had my work featured on trading
cards, prints and in magazines, I have sold to companies and to private
collectors from all around the world, I am always facing serious
difficulties when it comes to selling my works to Americans, they are always

offering to pay with checks and q-chex and other forms of payment acceptable

only in the united states, which is difficult for me to cash here in the
united kingdom,I am looking for a representative in the united states who
will be working for me as a par-time worker and I will be willing to pay 10%

for every transaction, whichi assure you that it will not affect your
present state of work, someone who would help me receive payments from my
customers in the united states, i mean someone that is responsible, reliable

and credible, cause the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is
very expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the states, so in the

interim I need a representative in the united state who will be handling
the payment aspect, These payments are in q-chex and checks and they would
be specifically drafted to you in your name and sent it to you personally
,so all you need to do is to cash the money order ,check or q-chex deduct
your percentage and wire the rest back. But the problem I have is trust, But

I have my way of getting anyone that gets away with our money, I mean the
FBI branch in Washington will gets involved when our Money get missing, It
would not cost you any amount to receive payments which will be sent to you
via FedEx, ups or any other credible courrier from my business partners and
associates ,If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible

via email with your full name, address, direct contact telephone number and
a scanned copy of any identity card of your's, the form of identification
you choose to present must not have your social security number on it for
your own privacy and security reasons .please do not reply if you are not a
honest, compitent reliable individual ,i look forward to hearing from you.

KENNETH ELVIS
KEN MANUFACTURES



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