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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. James Roberto William" <mrjames.r.will@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjames.r.william@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:18:50 -0300
Subject: PLEASE ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE:




PLEASE ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE:

I am Mr. James Roberto William, the director debt reconciliation committee
all over the world under the Federal Reserve Bank of Benin Republic this
morning from our central computer, We found out that you have been silent
to our emails, phone calls and text messages and to our great surprise
that one man Mr. SAMI AHMED ABBAS ZAMKAH from California came to our
office this morning asking for a change of ownership of your fund in his
name that you had an accident last week and died at the spot and now I
write to know if what the man told this office this morning is true
because we need to verify careful to avoid wrong transfer of your fund.

Furthermore, this is his bank information which he ask us to transfer your
fund into.

BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: AL-RAJHI BANK - JEDDAH (AL-SAMER BRANCH # 46300)
ACCOUNT NAME: SAMI AHMED ABBAS ZAMKAH
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 463608010121507
BENEFICIARY: SAMI AHMED ABBAS ZAMKAH
SWIFT CODE: NO NEED
IBAN NUMBER: SA668000046360801012150

Note: that i told the man to come back in next two days so that we will
investigate this to avoid transferring your total fund of $50,000,000.00
Million United State Dollars to a UN known person.

finally, please contact us soon if you are still alive OK, before your
fund will be transferred into his bank account because if we don't hear
from you within 48hours that means you are dead and we will transfer your
fund to the man that came to claim it which his name is SAMI AHMED ABBAS
ZAMKAH. And he try to make the payment of transfer charging fee today,

But will tell him to wait until I hear from you to know if you are dead or
not, Then if you are alive try to use this information below the moment
you receive this email and make the payment immediately.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTION SEND VIA MONEY GRAM or WESTERN UNION.

Reply immediately upon the receipt of this email if you are still alive so
that we will report the man to the authority of this country because your
urgent and positive responds matters a lot in this case to avoid losing
your long awaited fund of $50,000,000.00 Million United State Dollars.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS SEND VIA MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION.

Receive Name: EKENESON OBINNA
States/Country: Benin Republic
Receive City: Cotonou
Question: When
Answer: Now
Amount: $65 USD
MTCN:::
Sender's Name:
Sender's Name:

Waiting your prompt and urgent respond today immediately you send the
required fee with the payment details so that your total fund will be
released to you because this is the last fee involve in this transaction.

Thanks for your understanding and your anticipated responds.

Regards,
Mr. Roberto William
Tel: +229 61483183
Hours: Open today · 8AM–5PM

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