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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: Kenneth Odoch <Kenneth.Odoch@unra.go.ug>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 11:05:05 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT COLLABORATION






Good day,



I took my time to do my homework before contacting you I am, Mr. Kenneth Odoch, my software cooperate software partner, instructed me to make contact because one of her clients is looking for someone like you to help her invest her asset sum $23.5 Million USD out of Turkey due to the low return and reinvest it overseas with the expectation of 4% interest.

I am reaching out to you to see if you can receiving/manage the funds on a profitable business for a period of 5-10 years.

revert back for more details.


Best Wishes,
Kenneth Odoch
Fördertechnik, Hebehilfen, Manipulatoren .
Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasi AS
Enerya Enerji A.S., a subsidiary of STFA Group

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