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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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Fraud email example:

From: "kevinezran1974@yahoo.com" <kevinezran1974@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "coronajacob1974@yahoo.com" <coronajacob1974@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2020 09:26:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM:ZRAN KAVINE




FROM:ZRAN KAVINE
Brazzaville Congo ,In Central Africa.
+242066354994
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I got your contact from my google search following my effort
searching for a trustworthy person to assist me.

I am ZRAN KAVINE the only Doughter of late CHIFE and Mrs ZRAN ROBERT,
my father was/a very wealthy Oil merchant in Luanda, the economic capital
of Angola before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one
of their outing to discuss on a business deal.

When My mother died,My father took me special because I ware
motherless.Before the death of My father in a private hospital here in
Brazzaville ,
He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of
Eleveen Million United States Dollars Only deposited In London on his name.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge
amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the
deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I
should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice who
can assist me in claiming this fund from the bank for me for investment
purposes and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate
management).

But because of the way my father make the deposit that his associate will
provide an account where the money will be transfered so that was why I
contacted you so that you can stand on be half of my late father associate
in whos account the money will be transfered to.I want to transfer the
money out of the country as I don't know what might happen next.

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following way.

( 1) To act as the foreign partner of My late father by claiming this fund
from the bank for further transfer and investment to your designated bank
account abroad.

Moreover , I am willing to offer you 15% of the sum as compensation for
effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designated
account in your country overseas.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God Bless.
ZRAN KAVINE




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