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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27844350503 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ckingsx02@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <>
Reply-To: <ckingsx02@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 05:46:11 -0800
Subject: Partnership for Business Deal

Complement of the season,

My names are Mr.Cyril Kings from Johannesburg South Africa. I am a former manager in one of the leading security and financial institution here in South Africa

During the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa, late Mr.Mutassim Gaddafi, son of former late dictator and president of Libya in northern Africa paid a visit to our office and came back in three daysâ€™ time with two suit cases containing Twenty Five Million United States Dollars (US$25,000,000.00) for deposit and safe keep in our institution. We process the necessary documentations after counting the fund and lodged it into the family vault for safe keep.

Ever since the deposit, he never ask for the money till he met his untimely date in 2011 during the uprising that ousted and kill his father who ruled the country in bondage for 42 years. Nobody knows about this fund except me and the present Chief Security Executive. We want to move this fund out of South Africa to abroad and quietly share it and secure our future and that of our respective families. If you are interested letâ€™s discuss further, send your number to call you because I will like you to take a three days business visit to South Africa. Let me stop here till I hear from you. Go through the 4 websites below for more information;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2051857/Gaddafi-dead-Dictators-son-Mutassim-pictured-moments-execution.html

http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2013/06/02/gaddafi-billions-found-in-sa1

http://sbeta.iol.co.za/news/politics/found-in-sa-libya-s-trillions-1791851

http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Squabble-over-Gadaffi-loot-in-SA-20130616

We are also in consultation with a renowned government accredited Diplomatic Freight Services to freight the consignment containing the fund to you in your country. This is why we have to discuss and build trust for each other.

The Diplomatic Freight Services are mostly use by Governments, United Nations, Banks Top Private Companies, NGO and NPO to freight Funds, Vital Documents, Gold, Diamond and Platinum etc. from one nation to another.

Thank you.

Mr. Cyril Kings.
ckingsx02@gmail.com
+27 84 435 0503

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