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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: "Dr.Abdel Mustafa" <dr_abdel_mustafa_1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:19:10 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PLS.READ AND GET BACK TO ME.



FROM:THE DEST OF
DR. ABDEL MUSTAFA.
CONTINENTAL BANK BENIN
COTONOU-BENIN.
TEL;+229 9370-7281

Dear. Sir

Compliment of the day to you over there.In fact it was out of God's intervention I came through your contact, believing you to be a trustworthy and honest person to help me out on this mutual benefiting transaction, I need your kind assistance and cooperation in making this dream come to reality and it is only a foreigner like you that could act as the deceased next of kin and God so kind you are the person to make this dream come through,
On January 6th 2004, one Mr. Neal Walker,a consultant/contractor with
Gardiner&Theobald, a leading firm of project and cost management consultant, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit, valued at $9.7M (Nine Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for twelve (12) calendar months in my Bank Branch.
Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally his contract employers, (Gardiner & Theobald) informed us that Mr. Neal Walker was aboard the Egypt Air Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean,

After That we discovered that Late Mr. Neal Walker died without making a WILL and did not declare any Next of Kin or relations in all his official documents, including his bank deposit paper work here in our Bank.In accordance with the Federal Banking Laws and Constitution, at the expiration of Seven(7) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Benin Government IF NOBODY COMES FORWARD TO CLAIM THE FUNDS AS THE NEXT OF KIN.OR BUSINESS PARTNER

Consequently, I have finalized every arrangement as to present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the Next of Kin to Late Mr. Neal Walker if this proposal interest you and I shall further advise you in details on how this deal will be carried out So that we can claim the fund out of this bank and make use of lt.
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, as I will use my position as the Branch Manager to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this interests you, indicate immediately by Giving me a call on my private Number+229 9370-7281 or mail me back. and provide me with your private telephone number for voice contact and fax number so that I can forward more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.and you can call me with this number +229 9370 7281 at anytime.

Looking forward to your urgent and favourable response.
Best Regards,
Dr. Abdel Mustafa.



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