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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: KIZITO JEK <kizitojekk@live.com>
Reply-To: <kizito_jek@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:34:12 +0100
Subject: Urgent business proposal



Attn:Friend,

Am kizito Jek, who wishes to invest my fund in your noble country. With due respect, am next of kin inheritance of my late uncle, MR MIA. I do not want to invest the fund here in London for personal reasons, which was the reason why I used the help of internet global search and business directories to locate you.
Please do get back to me if you can help me to get the fund down in your country for immediate investment.. Wait for your immediate respond. Yours truly, Kizito Jek
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