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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: "Kevin Williams" <kevingood@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 14:30:56 -0700
Subject: Urgent Assistance

Good day
My name is Kevin Williams I am 22 Years my father died
about 3 years ago in a gold mine in MENDE, Republic of
Serria Leone ,He wasinto legal gold minning,he has succeded
in saving $10. millions dollars during his Business on Gold,
before he went on a trip to Republic of Ghana West Africa
to save his money for security reason because of the political
problem in our country.
I need help from you i what to transfer
this money to your country for investment after the transfer
i will come over to meet you and i will give you %15 inside the money
please mail me immidately to know your stands thanks and god bless you
Regards
Kevin Williams



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