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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: Kaith Benediate <bkaith909@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:36:43 +0000
Subject: I await your response.

Dearst

It is a pleasure to write you this proposal which I know will interest you,
how ever I fund your contact/profil on my personal search for a trust
worthy person. I know this may come to you as asurprise but mind you it is
never a jok, though we have not seeing or known each other for the first
time but trust and confidence is the key to this transaction but meanwhile
may I introduce myself first,I am Mrs kaith Benediate wife of the formale
LATE GEN. Benediate of CONGO (d.r.c).

This business proposal I went to impose on you must be highly confidential
between the both of us.My husband Late Gen. Benediate was assasinated by a
troop of rebal assasins but before his death he deposited two trunk boxes
with a security company in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire and told them that the
trunks boxes contains"metal/wood art works" belonging to a foreign
contractor but the real content of the trunks ismoney it contains 32.6
million USD he told them that it contains metal/wood art works belonging to
a foreign contractor to enable them not to open the boxes but before my
husbands death the country press wanted to tress this deposit he made and
he immediately asked the security company to tansfer the deposited item to
any of there branches outside the countinent and the security company made
an immediate transfer of this boxes through a deplomatic form to there
branch office in Europe now this trunks boxes is in Europe and still
remains under the security custody of Abidjan Cote D'ivoire still as
metal/wood art work belonging to a foreign contractor. On giving me the
documents my late husband told me everything concerning the deposit he
made, my husband did not present any body to the security company as the
foreign contractor that owns the deposited item.

So what I went from you is to assist me in the release of this boxes in
Europe but mean while this has to do with the head office in Abidjan Cote
d'ivoire because it is the place were to this trunks was deposited and they
also are the people that ransferred it to there branch in Europe. I have
the documents giving on the day of deposit my husband gave it to me when he
was wait alive I never now he did it for a purpose and now that he has died.

This money is the only hope and future I have for myself and my children
because after my husbands death we were restricted from movement in
thecountry (CONGO) and everything that my husband has was sized I and my
children narrowly escaped out of the country through the help of some force
offices who are royal to my late husband when he was on sit, we are now
staying in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire under a political status by the government
of Abidjan Cote D'ivoire to contact me, You must bear in mind that the
documents are with me and I will not hesitate to send them to you as soon
as trust, confidence and good relationship is exstablished between the both
of us. After the release of the trunks boxes to you over there you will
then open the boxes personally and send me and my children money for our
visa and ticket to come over to your country for the investment of this
money I believe that as God lives you will not in any way sit on this money
when you collect it.

On your interest of this proposal, firstly I will like you to send me your
home address, personal phone and fax number.

I await your response.
Thanks
Best regards
Mrs kaith Benediate

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