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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- barristerwilliamf@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Williams Frank Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristerwilliamf@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 02:09:51 +0900
Subject: BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS & PROPERTY CONSULTANTS

BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS & PROPERTY CONSULTANTS

BARRISTER WILLIAMS FRANK CHAMBERS

20 ABIBU OKITA STREET

OFF BROAD STREET/BOARDER BENIN COTONOU

TELEPHONE : +299-474377431

EmAIL barristerwilliamf@gmail.com

Dear Friend,

Vital information of your USD $850,000.00 {Eight hundred thousand and fifty thousand dollars}

I am Barrister Williams Frank the current minister of finance and economy Federal Republic of Benin. I am written this message to you because I don’t have your phone contact number to reach you. Please you need to handle this conversation very confidential because I am doing this to save you from a great financial lost.

Your beneficiary coverage document containing the total sum of Eight hundred and fifty thousand USD $850.000.00 was brought to my office by an official member of Federal Reserve Treasure, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, I.M.F

for signing of unclaimed fund so that it will return to Federal Treasure account and I.M.F account. I went through the details of the documents and I discovered that the reason you are about to lost this amount was because of your delay and silent to receive your fund and according to the meeting, several emails was sent to you regarding that but no response from you.

This morning I was contacted by vital foreign affair operation manager in Indonesia who came here late last year or there about pleading on your behalf to delay the signing your fund as unclaimed fund because you are alive will still come back for your money. He pleaded a lot on your behalf .

I will like to hear from you today and with a sound and clear details why you kept silent over the transfer of your fund. All I need from you is sincerity and maximum cooperation because I have set an arrangement for contacting a legal office holding those of your documents to ensure that you did not lose your fund.

I am looking forward for your urgent reply via this email barristerwilliamf@gmail.com

Have a good day

Barrister Williams Frank Esq.

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