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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: EVANGELIST BENE JONES <evangelistbenejones@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:18:25 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Thanks.



Dear Beloved in Christ (Pastor Robert Ised).

Thanks for your mail and the content is well undrrstood.As a matter of fact,You should know that i am presently adimtted in the hospital so i personally beleive that u read my first propoal that i sent to yoiu after much prayer asking God to direct me to an honest and reliable Pastors who will use this Fund judiciously and according to the will of God.

U endeavour to forwared your Full details to my family attorney then if u have another question that you want to ask.You may feel free to contact him on his email address or his private teelphone number.
Once again i appreciate all ur effort towards in assisting me to actualize my vision as the holy spirit instructed me to do so.

And pls always remember me in ur day-to-day prayers. I have finally wrote a will and passed it across to my family attorney which you are going to read carefully and work with it after he has finally approved the will as it is well instructed by me.

In accordance to that, I worship with Truth Base Assembly and i am an evangelist by the special grace of God undermining my present condition today.All i know is that God will save my soul.

I believe that my God will see me through. Anyway thank you very much for your prompt reply of my proposal to you, and for your willingness to help me claim this fund presently with the United Bank for Africa. You should realize that i cannot call u because i presently admitted in the hospital.

Please you should promise me that this fund when finally claim would be utilize judiciously for the purpose i stated to you in my first proposal.
I have entered into covenant with my Lord through fasting and prayer that God should reveal to me an honest and trustworthy foreigner who will assist in claiming this fund and send it for charity purposes, hence i contacted you. And i believe that you are the God sent.

Please contacting my family lawyer in the person of Barrister Tony Egbo through his Email address tony_egbo205@yahoo.co.in

Tell him that Madam Bene Jones directed you to him for the claim of $16.5m as her next of kin of her late husband. He will be ready and happy to listen to you as he is our family lawyer during the lifetime of my late husband.

As you may know that i am presently in hospital and would not be able to access my mail at all times, and my Doctor instructed me not to entertain any call because of my state of health.
However, i will want you to send to me urgently the following:-
1. Your full name and address
2. Your telephone.

This information requirement is to enable me instruct my doctor to contact you as at when due and when fund is successful comes to your account.
I strongly believe that God be on our side, He will strengthen and empowered you to be able to receive this fund without problem. As it is written, that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.

Please get in touch with the Barrister Tony Egbo now, and get back to me.And pls confirm the reciept of this message.

I am waiting to hear from you.

Thanks and remain blessed in the Lord.
Madam Bene Jones.




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