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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 <kenkvin7@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:53:56 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP TO INVESTMENT


Hello


How are you doing with the entire member of your family?

I believed that you will be in better position to corporate with me hence you have vast knowledge in the field of international transaction and Investment. I have been seeking a trust worthy person who understand investment ethics to enter into joint venture partnership on a good lucrative profitable sectors in your country or any where in the world.

The money is in Millions U.S. dollars and I want to invest this money in any good investment business because I do not have any experience in investment

I will be very grateful for your urgent response while hoping to do good investments with you on life time ventures. You can contact me 00971 50 8075073 Kevin need partnership to invest help.
My best regards.

Mr. Kevin.

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