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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: Tony Benson <"ISEH."@plum.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Tony Benson <akamabatony@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:55:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS NEEDED

I want to acknowledge you that we have finally succeeded in getting your
package worth’s of $15.5 million out of (ECO-WAS) Economic Community of
West African States department with the help of Mr. James George Attorney
General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin Republic which act as your
foreign Attorney representative here in Benin Republic.

Meanwhile every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the
Agent Ali David for the delivery of your Consignment Box and every Document
guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advised to reconfirm your
full delivery information to the Agent right now as he is currently at your
Airport with your Consignment Box. He has already called me with his number
on his arrival 4 hours ago.

So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the
diplomat and ask him to send you his DHL Airway Bill so as to prove to you
that he is currently in your country also ask him to give you his mobile
number so as to have easy conversation with him and to enable you give him
full direction to get your Consignment Box delivered to you and hand you
over your Consignment Box safe and sound, Furthermore you are advice to be
very fast as the Agent Ali David has no time to waste due to his flight
ticket. So the Information you are required to reconfirm to the Agent is as
Follow.

Full Name.
(2) Country/State/ City Name..
(3) Delivery Address.
(4) Occupation..
(5) Sex.
(6) Age..
(7) Telephone Number.
(8) A Cope of Your Passport/ Drivers Licenses.
(9)monthly income

Kindly Contact, Ali David on his email (daviddamy1@outlook.com), So contact him to deliver your consignment box
first thing tomorrow morning possibly today, Make sure the bellow stated
codes are identified when contacting him and the content of the box should
not be revealed for his does not know the content as it&apos;s a VIP Delivery
dispatched directly from my office and the director of the Company.

SHIPMENT CODE GJK72DWQ
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO OVX950.
SECURITY CODE EYTU/3055WEZ/263/
TRANSACTION CODE 7126/JLFS/7138/17305/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE MCBS/PQLE/2-6/41


SINCERELY
Rev.Tony Benson
CALL ME AFTER GOING THROUGH THE EMAIL +229-69101531
Contact Your agent mr Ali David :email (daviddamy1@outlook.com)

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