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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: "Mr. Christian P. Ikem" <"www."@wing.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Christian P. Ikem" <eco.bankplc@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 07:32:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Before I commence I will like to Introduce myself to you





Before I commence I will like to Introduce myself to you, my name is Mr.
 CHRISTIAN P . IKem the new director officer of Eco bank Benin Republic Plc
 West Africa, my dear, I want to use this opportunity to inform you that I am now the director and it have not been a month now, so I went through the
 scheme of work of this honorable bank and find that your name and your
 fund valued $7.8 million dollars was here for long
 So it amaze me so much and then I went to the office of IMF office Benin
 and reported this to them to know what is their aim and they told me that
the former bank director Favour Okeke was the one that curse all this
 setback in the past as he collected money from the peoples and then refuse
 to wired their fund to them, so my dear, the Lord I serve will not allow
 such to happen here while am in the office, so I hereby to declare to you
 now to finish us with your full information so that your fund will be wired
 into you account immediately, without wasting time, I do not like betraying
 people and no one will do such to me. Below are our contact information,
 contact
Mr. CHRISTIAN lkem
 You are free to call us @((+229 68484078
 This is what we needed from you now so that your fund will be wired through
 this bank immediately,

Your account number
 Name of bank
 Bank address
 Bank user name
 Routing number
SWIFT CODE:
 Your country
 Home address
 Copy of id
 Your phone number
 Your occupation
 Once you forward this to this bank, I assure you that you are to receive
 your fund within 74hrs,
 Thanks and remain bless, my regards to your family.
Kindness regards.
Mr. Christian P. Ikem
Director Foreign Operations
Department EcoBank
Benin Republic

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