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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: "philips bells" <philipsbells55@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:03:38 +0000
Subject: COMTACT MY SECRETARY

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share
of the total sum; meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us somehow.
Now contact my secretary in BENIN, his name is FRANK EZE,
his email;frankeze97720587@yahoo.fr ask him to send you the total
$500.000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) certified bank draft
which I raised in your favour for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much so feel free and
get in touch with my secretary FRANK EZE and give him your
address where to send the draft to you. Please do let me know
immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the
suffering at that time in the moment. I'm very busy here because of
the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at
hand, finally remember that I had forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get
in touch with FRANK without any delay.

PHILIPS BELL



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