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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: MR FRANCIS DENNIS <kxxkg----kjkxxcc@att.net>
Reply-To: osumchai@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:27:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY:


GOOD DAY:





WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING EVERY
SINGLETRANSACTION YOU MADE SINCE LAST YEAR UNTIL THIS 2011 AND YOU HAVE
TOKNOW THAT WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO MAKE  SURE YOUR FUNDS WHICH
ARESUPPOSE TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU AND ALSO BEAR IN MIND THAT WHAT EVER
YOUEMAILING US WILL BE FORWAD TO THE COURT . ALSO WE  ARE HEREBY
TONOTIFIED BY THE  BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION COTONOU DEPARTMENT OF
THEINSULT YOU IMPOSED ON THEM BY FAILING TO COMPLY BY THEIR
REQUIREMENTS.





YOUR FULL RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS HAS
BEENFORWARDED TO US FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ARREST TO FACE YOUR CHARGE BUT
IDEEMED IT FIT TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE  TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM
THISMESS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT YOU HAVE FAILED TO DANCE BY THE RULE
OFTHE FBI WHICH WILL WARRANT 2 YEARS JAIL SENTENCE. NOW   I JOHN
FRANCISPIKUS THE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF THE FBI ALBANY DEPARTMENT I
AMGIVING YOU 24 WORKING HOURS TO EFFECT THE PAYMENT OF THE $349.00 
USD.TO THE FBI IN REPUBLIC OF BENIN (FBISECURITY )





WITH THE INFORMATION WRITTEN BELOW:





RECEIVER:Mr  Peter  Ofuebe


COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC


CITY: COTONOU


TESTQ: GOOD


ANSWER: NEWS


AMOUNT: $349.DOLLARS


MTCN NUMBER .........


SENDERS NAME.........





YOU HAVE TO TRY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
ANDMAKE THIS PAYMENT SO THAT YOUR FUNDS WILL BE DELIVERED IMMEDIATELY
TOYOUR DESTINATION. YOU HAVE TO STOP   EVERY TRANSACTION YOU
ARECOMMUNICATING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION TO AVOID DELAY ON THE
PROCESSINGOF YOUR FUNDS. NOTE THAT YOU??IF YOU FAIL TO STICK  WITH MY
ADVICE ORANY DELAY WILL LEAD TO US COMING DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS
AT ANYTIME,SO TRY AND DANCE BY THE RULE AND GET BACK TO ME WITH 
GOODUNDERSTANDING ASAP.





SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE;


MR FRANCIS DENNIS DIRECT LINE +229-66784733


E-Mail=(osumchai@yahoo.com)






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