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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: TONY BENY <agent_tonybeny_fidicuary@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 01:38:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Confirmation.


Dear Schweitzder,

I recieved your mail and the content is well understood, but firstly, i want you to be very grateful to God almighty for making you one of the lucky winners in this second category because it is not your making especially as the basis of winning is determined by a RANDOM SELECTION of email addresses through balot system from over 100,000 websites on the internet by electronic means. Your email address was randomly selected among other nine individual in your category and each is attached to a ticket number.

I am the fiduciary agent assigned to all second (2nd) category winners for the verification and processing of their winning notification details before their prizes will be released to them thereafter.

My friend, that is all I can say so far,because I still have to ascertain that you are one of the winners so that I don't communicate with the wrong person as this lottery is aimed at elivating world poverty. At this juncture, I would like you to reconfirm some details in the winning notification email message sent to you from which you got my contact. with these details your prize shall be verified and released to you.

The details you are to confirm to me incluides the following :

1. YOUR FULL NAMES.........
2. ADDRESS:........................
3. OCCUPATION:...................
4. JOB STATUS:....................
5. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS:......
6. YOUR WINNING TICKET NUMBER:,,,,,
7. YOUR WINNING CATEGORY:.............
8. YOUR NATIONALITY:.......................
9. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:.............
10. NEXT OF KIN:................................
11. AMOUNT WON:...........................
12. SEX:.........................................
13. AGE:..............................................

WITH THE ABOVE DETAILS WHEN PROVIDED, YOUR WINNINGS WILL BE VERIFIED AND PROCESS FOR SWIFT RELEAE TO YOU.

I AWAIT YOU RECIEVE FROM YOU IN GOOD TIME.

REGARDS,
TONY BENY (FIDUCIARY AGENT).


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