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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: "Zongo Benard" <ben_zongo@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ben_zon01@yahoo.com.au
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:09:53 +0000
Subject: call me for more details

Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME

Greetings and thanks for your mail

I am assuring you that this is not a scam, so please do understand me very
well so we can lift this fund out from this bank without any lip holes ok.

First Let me introduce myself to you, My name is Dr. Ben zongo I am 48 years
old married with three children, and I have worked with this bank for over 9
years now .

When I got this opportunity as a chance I deseeded to use it very well, I
have travel to the deceased person home town and I discovered that he really
died among with his entry family.

I contacted you just for your to assist to in lifting this fund out from
this bank to your own bank account, please fill free to ask any question,
because we have to know each other so that we can consummate this
transaction without any problem.

I will be happy if you can call me on my private number 00226 78 821359 so
we can discuss more about this transaction, one thing you have to know is
that this transaction required almost trust and confidential and above all
secrecy to avoid mistake.

Please do keep every information I release to you within you because I don’t
want a third person to know about this deal as you know that I am still
working with this bank.

I will be waiting for your urgent response regarding this transaction.

Have a great day as I wait for your return mail or call.

Yours

Ben Zongo

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