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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: "kmochambers" <kmochambers@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 05:06:22 -0600
Subject: GOD IS ABLE !!!


KENNYMOORE CHAMBERS
Financial Consultant,Solicitors/Advocate$Notary Public
NO 52 ZIKS AVENUE, MARYLAND-LAGOS
LAGOS STATE.
TEL: 234-8051794150

Attn: Sir/Madam,

I must apologize for this unconsolidated mail, I know this is not a better way to start relations but as we go on you will understand me better. I am Barrister Kenneth Moore (KSJ), a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Late Mr. Smith Morgan, a national of your country, who formally was a staff to Nigeria leading Oil Producing Company ". Here-in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 31 July, 2000, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in plane Crash: AF4590 German Concorde plane that crashed in France. Check the site:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$13,624.000.00 (THIRTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) Left behind by my client before it gets Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Company where this US$13,624.000.00 was deposited. The said Security Company has issued me a notice to provide a legal next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next couple of some working days. As deduce to five years now, I seek the consent to present you as the legal "Next of kin" to the deceased based on the constitutional provisions which empower the deceased attorney to nominate the next kin where records show that there is non available .

Note that I have all the necessary legal documents that shall be used to back up our claim legally.You will receive 45% of the total sum as compensation, base on your good intention to help me secure the fund in your account. I would also like to use 5% of the fund to raise a reputable charity home or Foundation in the name of the deceased

All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin,will be provided.All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a classified legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

For immediate commencement of action, you are required to send across your Personal information like:
1.Your full name and contact address
2.Your private phone and fax number
3.Your age, Martial status and profession

Upon the acknowledgment of the above, will proof your seriousness and sincerity to do the business which is of mutual benefit to both. Based on your notion towards this, kindly contact me immediately for further action and commencement on this issue. And if this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology but if not, then contact me at once to indicate your interest, By giving me the above mentioned datas of yours.

Best regards,

Barr. Kenneth Moore (KSJ)
THE PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY
KENNYMOORE CHAMBERS

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