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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: "adams" <adams_ben201@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: adams_ben1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:38:35 -0800
Subject: REPLY IS HIGHLY NEEDED




DEAR

I AM DR ADAMS BENSON,PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO
LATE ENGR. AUGUST C. JENSEN , AN AMERICAN OIL
CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH SHELL PETROLEUM
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA.HOWEVER, AFTER
VIEWING YOUR PROFILE IN RESPECT OF YOUR RELIABILITY
AND CAPABILITY IN HANDLING A TRANSACTION OF THIS
MAGNITUDE, I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU.
MY LATE CLIENT HAD BALANCE OF US$28,115,000.00 LEFT
WITH HIS CONTRACT EMPLOYER,SHELL PETROLEUM
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(SPDC) BEFORE HE DIED IN A BOMB
EXPLOSION THAT TOOK PLACE AT IKEJA ,LAGOS ON 27TH
JANUARY 2002 AND SINCE THEN NOBODY HAS PRESENTED HIM
OR HERSELF AS THE NEXT OF KIN FOR THE CLAIM OF THE
FUND.
THEREFORE, I CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING
THE MONEY BEFORE IT GETS CONFISCATED OR DECLARED
UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THE MONEY WAS LODGED
BY HIS CONTRACT EMPLOYER IN LINE WITH NIGERIAN
BANKING POLICY.
HOWEVER,I HAVE DECIDED TO SHARE THE MONEY IN
CONFIDENCE WITH YOU ONCE IT GETS TO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT AS FOLLOWS : 55% FOR ME, 40% FOR YOU WHILE
5% SHOULD BE FOR TAX AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY YOUR
GOVERNMENT. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS YOUR MAXIMUM
COOPERATION TO ENABLE US PULL THIS FUND INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED.
http://www.worldsocialist-cwi.org/index2.html?/eng/2002/02/02.html
THANK YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR ADAMS BENSON.







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