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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: "Jubril Aziz" <jubril_patience_aziz@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jubril_patience_aziz@zwallet.com
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:46:04 +0000
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR

FROM Jubril and Patience Aziz
Dear Sir/madam,

Greetings and Compliments of the day to you.I saw your details and profile
and want you to help meover 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
details.But firstly, i will like to tell you who am so that you will
understand and comprehend my point clearlybecause of the fraud and scamm
around the world now which i have been verycareful 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
PATIENCE 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 PATIENCE alone on earth.And here in benin
republic we entered as a refugee.I am Still a student studying engineering
and
PATIENCE madicine before the out break of the war.

Am 24 years of age and PATIENCE 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 GLOBAL
BANK PLC 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 BENEFICIARYIN YOUR FAVOUR SO THAT
YOU WILL BE STANDING AS THE OWNER AND THE FINANCE COMPANY WILL CONTACT YOU
FOR THETRANSFER.

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.

And upon your reply i will give a phone number where
you can always reach us to talk.
From, jubril.c.and patence aziz



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