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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: "Mrs Joy Benson" <joybenson100@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:30:26 +0100
Subject: Business Proposal (Mrs Joy Benson).

FROM MRS JOY BENSON
12 WILLIAMS COLSE ANV ABIDJAN THE CAPITAL,
CITY OF COTE D' IVOIRE WEST AFRICA.

My greetings to you.

Dear Respectful One,

Please kindly permit me this opporunity to establish a business relationship with you in your
country.

l am Mrs Joy Benson and my only son David, the wife of late Mr Benson Ebruphyo my Husband
was a cocoa and coffee merchant based in Abidjan the economic capital of Cote d'lvoire before
he was poisoned to death by his business associates on their business meeting.

Lastly before the death of my late Husband on 29th May 2004 in a private hospital here in
Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he Deposited $11,000,000
(Eleven million united states dollars) into a metal truck box into a security company here in
abidjan the capital city of cote d' lvoire.

During the depostion of this a metal box into a security company, by my late husband he don't
tell the security company the real content of this box it's only deposited it's as family valuable not
as money due to security reasons.

He also explained to me that it was because of his success that he was poisoned by his business
associates.That I should seek for a foreign partner(new beneficary) in a country of my choice
where I will ship the consignment and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate
management).

The death of my late Husband actually brought sorrow to my life, now I am asking your
assistance in the following ways.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

1)I am a woman of 34years old, really i do not konw business transaction is only the security
company where my late husband this consignment can tell more about this ship of consignment to
your country of your choice.

2) to provide a secured post address where this consignment would be ship to your door post in
your country, before my coming to meet with you.

3) to serve as the guardian of this Consignment, i do not know much about investment and
business transaction.

4) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country after this consignment
have been finally ship to your door post to your country.
questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me?

2. Can i completely trust you?

3.Can you help me in investing in a proper and profitable way and not regreting associating with
you and to also help me to relocate and reside successfully in your country.Please,Consider this
and get back to me as soon as possible. I believe that this transaction would be concluded as
soon as possible if you signify interest to assist me.

4.I will be willing to give you 30% the sum of the money

Looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.

Thanks and god bless you for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Joy Benson.


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