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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 Robert Benson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drrobertbenson22222@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 23:58:00 -0700
Subject: RE-VERY VERY URGENT

Dear Friend,

How are you today?

You did not respond to my first mail, but I decided to write again in case you did not receive the first one. Please I want to know if am talking with the right person, I am asking this because I have an urgent information that will be of help to you and me, Once again My Name is Mr.Dr Robert Benson. I work with one of the leading Banks here in London, UK. I would need your consent to present you as the next of kin to our late customer who died of heart attack in 2009. He was a wealthy business man who deposited the sum of 7,500,000 (Seven Million Five hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling).) in our Bank. He died without any registered next of kin as he was long divorced and had no child. I was his account officer and have in my possession all the documents required to present you as his beneficiary next of kin. We can work together to claim this fund. Please listen, this is real and goes on in Banks all over the world without people knowing. Let us utilize this opportunity becaus
e it does not come always


On your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will furnish you with more details. Please endeavor to provide me with the following so that we can discuss in details.

1) You’re Name……………………….
2) You’re Age:…………… ……………….
3) You're Company if any:……………………………
4) You’re Occupation: ….……………..
5) Name of Company if any:……………………….
6) you’re Address: ……………………………
7) Your Private Phone …………………
8) Your Private Fax Numbers:…………………
9) Your Alternative email address:…………………



I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Please en devour to reply in my private email address here drrobertbenson1@hotmail.co.uk

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Robert Benson.

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