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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: fred bocovo <infofredbocovo1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alfredbocovoplace@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:21:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Christiane Vreede-v.Iersel


Fred Bocovo
Immeuble Face Musse Ethnographique .
B.P 40 Porto - Novo
Republique du Benin Tel+229-97985896


ATTN: Iersel
I am Alfred Bocovo, private and personal attorney to
Late Mr. Anders Iersel, a national of your country
and a government contractor who used to work as the
Director of Anders Contruction Company S.A here in
Benin West Africa,Here in after shall be Referred to
as my client. My Client Mr. Anders was involve in
Dec. 25 , 2003, chartered Boeing 727 jet bound for
Beirut, Lebanon, that crashed after hitting a
building on takeoff, killing at least 140 people
including Mr. Anders and his entire family as the
where heading to Beirut for Holidays.
After his death , I discovered a contract file that
was Executed by his company (Anders Construction
Company S.A ), this contract was executed between
April 2002 to November 2003, the contract worth (Ten
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar)
US$ 10,500,000.00 was awarded to Anders Construction
Company by the Benin Ministry of Public Works and
Transport, for the construction of Cotonou/Porto-Novo
Express Road, after due investigation through the
file, I discovered that Mr. Anders completed the
contract on November 2003 and was not paid before his
sudden death,

Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives
but all efforts was just in vain.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to track His last name over the Internet, to locate
any member of his Family hence I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist in Repatriating this money
from the Benin Ministry of Public Works and Transport;
before they cancel the dept as unclaimed bill.

As the attorney to the deceased, I received a letter
from the Ministry , they want me to provide the next
of kin to Late Mr. Anders or have the account
confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in
Locating the relatives for over three years.

Now I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin of the deceased since you have The same last name
so that the proceeds of this fund valued at $10.5
million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me
can Share the money 60% to me and 40% to you.

I have in my possition all the legal contract
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may
make .All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us seeing this Deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law, but you must also agree not to
disclose or pass any information related to this
business to any body for security reason and to avoid
eye brow ,
And the way we are going to achieve this is I will
need the following information from you,Your Full Name
and Address,Your Age, Occupation and Position,Your
Telephone Mobile and Fax Number for Communication
Purpose. you can call me at

+229-97985896 ,
I await your Call and reply ASAP

Best Regards
Fred Bocovo


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