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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: Emmanuel Kangbe <emmakangbe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: emmakangbe@yahoo.be
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:15:57 +0000
Subject: NOTICE



Sir,
I am Emmanuel Kangbe. I am 19 years old student from Sierra Leone.
Because of the past war in Sierra Leone my parents where killed while
I was 14 years. The Sierra Leone government decided to train over 120
children that lost their parents during the war. I and other children
of my age group where sent to Europe and othe parts of the world to
study. I am schooling at a vocational training institute in Belgium
where I am learning auto repairs.
Whilst in Belgium schooling I met an uncle of mine from Sierra Leone
who has lived in Belgium for many years. He was a uneducated
businessman, and was doing diamond and Gold business in Belgium. I
decided to live with him and also learn the trade whilst I school. My
uncle traveled to Sierra Leone early this year. He contacted the
dreaded disease EBOLA, and died after two weeks that he was
quarantined. All his relations that he had contact with whilst in
Sierra Leone also died of Ebola.
Nobody knows that before his death he has already written an open
letter of intent to a bank here in Europe to transfer the sum of
€5,000,000 (Five Million Euros) to his business partner(s). There was
not specific name of the business partner or the country of the
business in the letter to the bank. I know that if any name is
included in the letter the bank will pay the partner without further
delay as that has been the method he has used with the bank in the
past to pay his partners.
I am seeking your permission so you can submit your name and other
details so I can write it on the letter and post it to the bank. The
bank will contact you as the partner to my late uncle and the money
will be transferred into your account.
I do not have account and the government of Sierra Leone is paying my
school fees and other expenses, but I want you to get this money and
then invite mem or adopt me with the money, so you can teach me how to
do business or work.
Thanks
Your son from another father.
Mister Emmanuel Kangbe

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