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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: MR MARK WILLIAM <anindya@student.gunadarma.ac.id>
Reply-To: MR MARK WILLIAM <bensonwilliam19@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 16:19:46 +0700 (WIB)
Subject: Attention


Attention:

Your overdue payment sum of $3,500,000.00 usd has been released today from
Federal High Court Benin and we are hereby to let you know that the first
payment of $5000 with the MTCN: 819-552-3882 have been transferred to your
Name for you to pick up but you have to pay the sum of $100usd to activate
it before you can pick up the $5000 .contact now so that we can give you
the Receivers name to send the activation fee and collect your $5000
immediately within 45 minutes. Again we give you 12hrs to respond and
after 12hrs you did not respond we can cancel your payment file and return
the total fund to Government Treasury Account kindly contact mr mark
william for your payment,

Contact information:
E-mail: bensonwilliam19@gmail.com
Name: MR MARK WILLIAM
Tele: +229-68653987

Respond as soon as you receive this massage we are waiting,

Regard

MR MARK WILLIAM
Director Federal Ministry Of,
Finance Benin Republic,



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