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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: "HON. MR. WILLIAMS JOHNSON" <ibrahimlamido19@gmail.com>
Reply-To: william.johnson636@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 10:56:58 -0700
Subject: I AM SORRY TO TELL YOU THIS IF IT IS NOT TRUE?

ATTN,

I AM SORRY TO TELL YOU THIS IF IT IS NOT TRUE? WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL
FROM MR JAMES WHITE, HE CALLED US YESTERDAY INFORMING US THAT YOU ARE
DEAD AND HE SAID THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR POWER OF AN ATTORNEY
FROM MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO CHANGE YOUR FILE NAME FROM YOUR
PAYMENT FILE TO HIS NAME AND TRANSFER YOUR $6.2 MILLION
DOLLARS TO HIM, BECAUSE HE IS YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY
TO YOU, AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT YOU INSTRUCTED HIM TO CLAIM
YOUR PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR FUND BECAUSE YOU ARE NO MORE
TO BE FOUND ON EARTH.

I AM VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON
EARTH AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT
REPLY THE EMAIL I SENT TO YOU SINCE, THIS IS MY PROMISE TO
YOU THAT I AM GOING TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WITH MY POWER TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOUR FUND IS BEEN TRANSFER TO HIM AS YOUR NEXT OF
KIN BENEFICIARY TO YOU MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE
AND MAY GOD GRANT YOU INTERNAL LIFE ON THE LAST DAY TO COME
I AM VERY SORRY IF THIS IS TRUE.

HE ALSO SAID THAT HE KNEW HE IS GOING TO SEND SOME MONEY FOR THE
TRANSFER TO GET YOUR FUND TO HIM BECAUSE YOU TOLD HIM
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND I SHOULD LET HIM KNOW THE COST WHICH
IS ONLY $88.00USD ONLY FOR ORIGIN CERTIFICATE,

BUT I TOLD HIM TO HOLD ON AND LET ME VERIFY IF THIS IS TRUE
OR NOT BECAUSE I AM CONFUSED NOW ABOUT THIS CLAIMS YOU ARE
ADVICE TO REPLY BACK TO US WITH THE FEE, IF THIS IS NOT TRUE
BUT IF IT IS TRUE THAT YOU ARE DEAD STILL NO WHERE TO BE
FOUND ON EARTH MEANS WE WILL NOT HEAR FROM YOU, THEN WE ARE
GOING TO KEEP ON WAITING FOR YOU TILL TOMORROW THEN FAIL TO
HEAR FROM YOU THEN WE WILL CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT FILE TO HIS
NAME TO TRANSFER YOUR FUND TO HIM AS YOUR
BENEFICIARY.

SO IF YOU STILL ALIVE THEN FEEL FREE TO GO AHEAD AND SEND
THE REQUIRED FEE $88.00USD US DOLLARS FOR THE TRANSFER
CHARGE TODAY SO THAT BY TOMORROW,WE WILL TRANSFER YOUR FUND
TO YOU AS AGREED,

HERE IS THE INFORMATION TO SEND THE $88.00USD THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY GRAM,

THE AGREEMENT MADE IT MANDATORY THAT YOU WILL PAY $88.00USD
ONLY FOR THE TRANSFER CHARGES TO ENABLE US AUTOMATE THE
INFORMATION’S ON THE TRANSFER SCRIPT TEXT FOR YOUR FUND TO
BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU.

YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND THE SUM OF $88.00USD ONLY VIA WESTERN UNION
MONEY TRANSFER OR MONEY RAM WITH THE BELLOW STATED DETAILS TO MAKE IT
FASTER AND EASIER;

RECEIVER'S NAME:......PAUL AMAECHI
COUNTRY:....................BENIN REPUBLIC.
CITY::::.........................COTONOU
ZIP CODE.....................00229
TEST QUESTION:..........URGENT?.
ANSWER:.....................TODAY.
AMOUNT:.....................$88.00USD
MTCN.................
SENDER'S NAME.......

WHEN YOU MAKE THE PAYMENT, SEND THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO
THIS OFFICE UPON CONFIRM THE FEE FROM YOU TODAY, THE
COMPLETE INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU, NOTE THAT WE
HAVE A SPECIFIC TIME TO TRANSFER YOUR FUNDS AND YOU HAVE TO
KNOW THAT THIS IS THE FINAL STAGE AND THE MOST IMPORTANT AND
FRAGILE STAGE OF THIS TRANSACTION. THE OFFICIAL DEADLINE IS
DUE TO EXPIRE WITH THE APPLICATION LAW. SO YOU HAVE TO ACT
FAST TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DELAYS THAT MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO
THE WHOLE PROCESS.

I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE WITH THE
PAYMENT INFORMATION'S. ANY DELAY FROM YOUR SIDE REGARDING
THIS PAYMENT EXERCISE WILL BE RESOLVED FOR THE NEXT QUARTER
PAYMENT THAT WILL BE COMING SO YOU ARE ADVISED TO ADHERE
TO OUR INSTRUCTIONS SO AS TO ENABLE US SERVE YOU BETTER.

REGARDS,

HON. MR. WILLIAMS JOHNSON THE DIRECTOR OF WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.
EMAIL (william.johnson636@yahoo.com)
TELE-PHONE (+229-98332992)

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