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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: "Dr. Greg Johnson" <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: info.williams011@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:26:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Transfer awaiting.


Dear Beneficary ,  

The Afro-Euro Stock Funds Commission (A.S.F.C.) was setup by the  African Union in conjunction with the European Union, The United States Government and the World Bank for the sole purpose of resolveing pending transfer .

I am sorry I have not email you , this is due to we lost everything in the process of reformat our computer but fortunately my secretary found your email address for me, In the light of  this , we have learned that an unauthorized account has been opened to receive your payment. So far these criminals have stolen approximately five hundred thousand from your entilatemt funds .

I need you to mail  City  National Bank on this email : info.williams011@gmail.com   by presenting your telephone and currant contact address to enable then send you a password which you will Present to the teller in any bank around you, and state that you have a transfer awaiting you from  City  National Bank .  You will receive the funds in $US32 bills immediately a total sum of  Two Hundred Thousand dollars. It is mandatory that you will send the fee via western union or Money gram only to Provide the tax with the below information

Senders Name-----
Recivers name---- Kelvin O. Omokwe
Destination country --- Benin Republic
City and state -- Cotonou
Zip code --- +229
Question----What Color?
Answer---Blue
Amount---------$32
MTCN--------

If you do not take action immediately within the next day, I will assume that you no longer interest to receive your funds and we shall repatriate your funds for confiscation without further recourse to you.

My regards ,
Dr. Greg Johnson
International Clearing House West Africa- BENIN
Affiliate to the World Association of Debt Management.

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