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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: Ben Lucas <benlucas1217@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: benlucas1957@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:40:55 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: BE MY TRUST




I am looking for a person of integrity, self employed or one whose job

does not prevent from engaging in other commitments and someone who is

financially exposed to manage my charity outreach in Asia and America.



I am Mr Ben Lucas, a once oil merchant in West Africa and Dubai. I

have been diagnosed with cancer for the past five years and ever since

then I have been

distributing my funds to charity organizations in Africa and Europe. I

am presently at my home in London and am hoping to fly to India to

meet with a doctor who is giving me hope of recovery, since my ailment

has deteriorated I can barely continue with this great task I posed on

myself which I don't intend to give up. Ever since I ventured into

giving out financial aids I have remained anonymous and I will like to

stay the same.



Incase you might want to ask if I have kids, I do not have any kids

and my wife left me earlier by divorce after extracting the possible

funds she can from me through court process even before my ailment. I

have sold almost all my assets and converted it to physical cash which

I have in an offshore account in my quest to invest in charity.





I do not believe much on news and cries for help which I see posted on

the internet. What I do is I usually source for organizations that

offer scholarships to the less privileged and development of poor

communities and anonymously support them financially, after I have

done thorough investigation on them and convinced that it is a genuine

NGO, and that is literally making me a charity foundation of it's own

that is being run by one person which is me.





I have been able to make progress in Africa and some part of Europe

where I have traded on in my lifetime. Since I can't do this any

longer considering my health issues I will like you to help me do this

if you will be interested.



I am not writing you to pity me in anyway as I do not need such

neither do I need your financial help or otherwise. I have

approximately $17,000,000.00(Seventeen Million USD) remaining, in my

offshore account.



I am simply making you a business proposition which if you be

interested you will have nothing but profit and smiles of joy all

through, when you see the good works we will accomplish together

though the task might be mentally demanding and hectic on you as you

will be the one engaging in the field work which is sourcing the right

organization and community to send our financial aids. Nevertheless

you can still hire some people to do that for you while you maintain

your present occupation but the responsibility and accountability of

your workmen will be on you.



If you be interested in working with me I will request for your

CURRICULUM VITAE and once I confirm the CV and your identifications to

be authentic I will give you the full details on how I want you to

manage the charity foundation and also send a legal document to my

bank to place you as the next of kin and new beneficiary of the

remaining funds $17,000,000.00(Seventeen Million USD).



Your entitlement in this great task is the 10% of the total contract

sum which is US$1.7m and will only be released completely to you after

the project is

Completed.



Once again I do not demand for any financial support from you, I have

medical insurance that covers my medication and other welfare

insurance. This is more

like a contract Please contact me back if you be interested.



Please kindly send your response to my Gmail address benlucas1957@gmail.com



So I will receive it faster.



Mr Ben Lucas

benlucas1957@gmail.com

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