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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 Farhat Bengdara <law@spcsc.sh.cn>
Reply-To: <dr.farhatbengdara07@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:12:35 +0100
Subject: Re: I HOPE YOU GET MY MESSAGE ;

I AM DR.FARHAT BENGDARA,FORMER GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF LIBYA DURING LATE COLONEL MUAMMAR QADDAFI REIGN IN CONTROL OF LIBYA,NORTH AFRICA.I HELD THIS OFFICE UNTIL COL.QADDAFI WAS KILLED BY UPRISING AGAINST HIM IN 2011.
 
DURING MY TIME IN THE HELMS OF AFFAIRS IN CENTRAL BANK OF LIBYA,I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFER MONEY BELONGING THE LATE LEADER TO AN REPUTABLE ASIAN BANK IN MY NAME.WITH THE SITUATION IN LIBYA CALM AFTER THE UPRISING/REVOLUTION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF LATE QADDAFI,I WANT TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT WITH THIS DEPOSIT.HOWEVER,I WILL NOT WANT TO BRING THIS INTO LIBYA TO AVERT HAVING EYES ON ME AS A FORMER OFFICIAL OF THE COUNTRY'SAPEX BANK.
 
US 22,500,000 DEPOSIT IN THE ASIAN BANK WILL BE APPROVED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU.I HAVE TALKED TO THE BANK TO CHANGE MY ACCOUNT NOMENCLATURE TO YOUR NAME IF YOU ACCEPT INVESTING THE FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY.THE BANK HAS ALSO
PROMISED TO GIVE YOU CONTROL OF THIS ACCOUNT ONLINE WITHOUT YOU VISITING ITS LOCATION.ALL I NEED IS YOUR RUST,CONFIDENCE AND SINCERITY.THERE IS NO RISK WHATSOEVER ATTACHED TO THIS TRANSACTION.
 
I WILL GIVE YOU,40 PERCENT OF THIS FUND TOTAL ON THE SUCCESSFUL REPATRIATION OF MY FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY FROM THE ASIAN BANK.I AM PRESENTLY SEEKING REFUGE IN NIGER REPUBLIC WITH MY FAMILY PENDING THE COMPLETION OF THIS PROCESS.PLEASE SEND ME THE INFORMATION BELOW TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BANK TO CONTACT YOU:
 
* YOUR FULL NAMES AND COUNTRY OF STAY
* AGE,SEX AND MARITAL STATUS
* TELEPHONE OR CELLPHONE NUMBERS
* CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS
 
PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS E-MESSAGE WAS SENT TO ONLY YOU AND INDICATE YOUR INTEREST ON READING THROUGH THIS.THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION OF MY PROPOSAL.REPLY TO THE E-ADDRESS BELOW:dr.farhatbengdara@yahoo.com.ph
 
DR.FARHAT BENGDARA

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