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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: Wisdom Godswill <officefilebj95@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: godswillchamberbj1@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:39:38 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear Friend




Dear Friend,



I am Advocate Wisdom Godswill, personal attorney to Late Mr. Peter Anderson (My late client) from your country, who was a gold merchant here in Republic of Benin, West Africa. On the 4th of July 2008, my client lost his life as a result of Brain cancer, as confirmed by a medical specialist who was taking care of his illness for over six months before his death.



I have contacted you so that you can help to repatriate the (fund) left behind by my Late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Central Apex Bank here in Republic of Benin. Because he did not get someone here to claim this fund. These money were lodged with a local bank here, where My Late client had an account valued about $7.5 million dollars (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).



Now, l seek your consent to present you to the bank as the next of kin to my late client so that the proceed of my client's fund Valued about $7.5 million can be paid to your account. Reply after reading this message, so that l will tell you how we can legally precede the claim. I will like you to give me your Following information’s for more details;



Your Age

Full name and address

Office and home telephone numbers

Occupation and position



Kindly call me upon your receipt of this mail for further oral conversation.



Sincerely,



Barrister Wisdom Godswill Hons.

Legal Practitioners and Notary's Public.

Attorneys at Law,Supreme Court of Justice,BENIN.

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