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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- kabirusaka_35@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: kabiru surasak <surasakma35@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:07:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Lion heart security company Ghana LTD
Am Mr Kabiru Saka Director of Lion heart security company Ghana LTD. Due to the uncontrollable out break of the Ebola virus in west Africa the lion heart security company has decided to fold up and move out of the region of west Africa.An urgent notice was then given to all customers who deposited properties and parcels with our security firm to come and retrieve their various items from the company due to the folding up process. But my department has discovered a parcel (box) containing lots of money that has been in the company safe deposit box for quiet a long time now, that the owner has died and has no next of kin on his deposit file and no information to locate any.
The company has had a previous agreement sign while still setting up the company in the region with the Government that in case like this such parcel will be handed over to the Government, but because of the high level of corruption in west Africa government, my department has decided to search for a trusted person to stand as the next of kin, and will be introduced to the security company by my department, and all needed is to acquire a document of change of ownership to your name and claim the parcel from the security company. Because we have learned that the government are going to use the funds which this parcel contains for their own selfish use only and the funds will never get to the people who they govern.    (kabirusaka_35@hotmail.com )
Regards Mr. Kabiru Saka
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