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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: "ben ben" <benedictezel@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: benedictezel@myway.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:04:01 -0900
Subject: UPDATE

BENEDICT AND ASSOCIATES
40 ABIODUN STR.
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.


Dear Sir\ Madam,

l am a financial consultant based in Lagos,
Nigeria.l have a
client (widow) she has $15,000,000 [fifteen million
us dollars]with a
Private Equity
Investment Trust Company for safekeeping. And she is
willing to
offer you 10% of the total fund if you can assist
her transfer
this fund to your country or any bank of your
wish.She wishes to
invest in a stable economy.

Her interest is in companies with potentials for
rapid growth in
long terms. My client is interested in placing part
of her fund
in your company,if your country`s by-laws allows
foreign
investment,inview of this,send to me our banking
details,such
as,name and address of your bank,your bank account
number,the
beneficiary of the account,so as to enable me file
application to
EQUITY TRUST HOUSE,where the money was deposited by
chief mrs.
Patient Ambrose Ali for normalisation.

Thanks and God bless.

Regards,

benedict ezeh


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