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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: "Kuta Idris" <idris_kuta2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 16:05:30 +0000
Subject: Re: Procedure

Dear Dorothea Withy,

I do not need telephone call for now because where I work in the Office of
the Presidency all incoming calls are monitored but as soon as I start my
annual leave and travel to accra Ghana where this funds is deposited I will
give you a number to reach me on.

Forward to me the COPY OF YOUR DRIVING LICENSE OR ANY FORM OF RECOGNIZED
NATIONAL IDENTITY for my confirmation.Nigeria is a country in West Africa
also is Ghana but are far from each other as for more detailed location you
can please consult a map of Africa.

I am the cousin and personal assistant to her excelency Late Mrs. Stella
Obasanjo who was the first lady of the repub;ic of Nigeria until her sudden
demise last year in Madrid Spain during an unsuccesful medical procedure. As
her personal assistant she used my names to deposit funds to the tune of
US$56 Million with International Commercial Bank Limited Accra Ghana whose
beneficiary is an undisclosed foreign partner shortly before her sudden
demise.

I and my associates will like to invest US$56 million to purchase a high
rise building that could be used for a hotel because we are looking up to
enter into hotel industry.Forward to me your contact TELEPHONE NUMBERS so I
can be able to give you a call at my own time so we can talk.

Hope to hear from you soon and did you recieve the copy of my passport that
I sent you?

Regards,
Idris Kuta.

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