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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: "KANU NWANKWO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nwankwokingkanu@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 1980 06:14:51 +0700
Subject: From the office of Sanusu Lamidu

FROM THE DESK OF: KANU NWANKWO HEART FOUNDATION
PLAYER ID= 562
NIGERIA OFFICE:  80 ALLEN AVENUE ,
(2ND FLOOR) SUITE 209 IKEJA, LAGOS.
LONDON OFFICE: SUITE 19 WEMBLEY POINT,
1 HARROW RD WEMBLEY, MIDDLESEX HA9 6DE.
TELE FAX:447005938441
 
Dear Friend,
Peace be unto you as you read this letter. My name is Nwankwo Christian Nwosu Kanu, OON (born 1 August 1976 in Owerri, Nigeria), or simply Kanu. I am a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Football League Championship club Portsmouth, I am also a member of the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010. Also a member of the Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria.
The Kanu Nwankwo Heart Foundation is a charity organisation established by me, I am also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. The foundation was established in 2000, to help underprivileged African children and adults, living with different heart ailments in Nigeria and other African countries respectively, obtain the cardiac surgical operations needed. My Instinct tells me that I can trust you by my proposition.
My patient Mrs. Joy Rivas, married from United States of American, Mrs. Joy Rivas made an oral Will to me personally before her death in my Heart Foundation, For her bond investment of $5.2 Million Dollars(Five Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) with one of UNION SECURITY COMPANY . According to her the said fund will be utilize for humanitarian work Programmed for the LESS-PRIVILEGE in your country.
However, she urged me to direct this mail to you in response that you will stand as the Beneficiary and Representative to the Project in your country with trust.Please if you can carry out the selfless work on behalf of her, kindly revert back with your personal information's. I will dispose in my possession the documents in my hands I expect you to be honest because I will not be chance to monitor this Project , you will be the one to monitor it till the end. According to her the $5.2 million is been pack in a Box and she deposited the box is Union Courier company London UK as her personal consignment.
I will need you to send the below information.
Full name and address.......................................
Direct Cell Phone Number.................................
Occupation.........................................................
As soon as I receive the above information from you I will send to you the deposit certificate with the contact information of the security company to enable you contact the security company for the claim of the consignment.
Stay Blessed
KANU NWANKWO

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