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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: "ubril.c.and patence aziz." <jubril_mohamed@ezcybersearch.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 13:20:20 +0200
Subject: GOD BE WITH YOU,

FROM,jubril.c.and patence aziz


PLEASE REPLY TO:jubril_mohamed@ezcybersearch.com

Dear Sir/madam,

Greetings and Compliments of the day to you.

I saw your details and profile and want you to help me
over investment of my money and this lead to me to
contact you here.


Please permit me to use this medium to explain my
problem to you in detail as i told you on net.

But firstly, i will like to tell you who am so that
you will understand and comprehend my point clearly
because of the fraud and scamm around the world now
which i have been very careful about not to fall a
victim because this money is the only hope of our life
and living now.

My name is JUBRIL.c.AZIZ and am here in Benin Republic
with my junior sister PATENCE and we are from Congo
Democractic but here in Benin Republic we entered as a
result of the war in my country which lead to the
death of our father and mother living me and PATENCE
alone on earth.And here in benin republic we entered
as a refugee.i AM Still a student studying engineering
and PATENCE madicine before the out break of the war.
am 24 years of age and PATENCE is 22.

Please we need your assitance and help and that is why
we are writting you now.

Before the death of OUR father, he used my name to
deposit some money as his next of kin in a FINANCE
COMPANY HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC. THE TOTAL AMOUNT
DEPOSITED HERE FOR US IS VALUED AT $10.8 MILLION
DOLLARS.

And am standing as the beneficiary but cannot lay
claim because here they do not allow refugees to
operate account in the bank here and the finance
company has contacted us to come and have our fund
cleared .

Our late father was an exporters of gold and diamond
to european countries before his death. All i need
from you is to help us get the total money transfered
into your account once we change the beneficiary in
your name and favour .

WE NEED THE FOLLOWING TO ENABLE CHANGE THE BENEFICIARY
IN YOUR FAVOUR SO THAT YOU WILL BE STANDING AS THE
OWNER AND THE FINANCE COMPANY WILL CONTACT YOU FOR THE
TRANSFER.

YOUR FULL NAME

YOUR ADDRESS

YOUR TELEPHONE AND MOBILE AND FAX LINE.

ONCE WE RECEIVE ALL THIS AND YOUR TELEPHONE CALL
ASSURING US YOUR READINESS AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP US
CLEAR AND CLAIM OUR MONEY AND ASSURE US ALSO OF
HELPING US TO INVEST THE MONEY AND YOU ARE NOT GOING
TO BETRAY US ONCE THE MONEY ARRIVE IN YOUR ACCOUNT.

WE WILL SUBMIT FOR THE CHANGE OF THE BENEFICIARY IN
YOUR NAME TO ENABLE THE FINANCE COMPANY TO TRANSFER AS
WE AUTHORISE.

GOD BE WITH YOU AS WE AWAIT YOUR POSITIVE DECISION TO
HELP US.

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
jubril_mohamed@ezcybersearch.com

and upon your reply i will give a phone number where
you can always reach us to talk.

From, jubril.c.and patence aziz.

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS :agayi@mail2me.com






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