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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: JENNIFER BENYIN <jenny_benyin@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:06:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HOW ARE YOU?


Dear there is something important i feel like discussing with you but i am afraid because my motrher warned every one of us not to let a third party hear it,but its pressing me.

My name is JENNIFER NANA BENYIN, I am 24 years old.I am from Ashanti region in Ghana, I got your contact today during while I was doing an assignment on our school library
My Father was an (MP) member of parliament during former president Jerry Rawlings under (NDC) National Democratic Congress but when the incumbent government took over control lead by president Kufor under (NPP) National Patriotic Party everything change for my family, that was in the year 2000.


President Kufor ordered that all the former ministers and other government’s officials should be probe and size there asserts because they were corrupt during their tenure.
My father’s shares in different companies in the country and most of our choice buildings and asserts were also sized by the present government during the excise.
So my Dad developed High Blood pressure which later caused the stroke that killed him in the same year 2000.


But before he died he called me and my mother in the hospital and told us that since he is not sure to survive that he has some two boxes which he deposited in a security company, he told us that the boxes contain about eight million US dollars in cash with some pieces of Gold and jewelries. He said that the security company does not even know the true content of the boxes because it was registered as confidential documents and family treasure.


He advice me to assist my Mum in making sure that the money is not lost.
H also told us to wait for about four to five years before we can fill for the release of the boxes because according to him that by then it will be safer and that we should find a trust and reliable person in the who can assist us for the release and transfer of the boxes. We should not trust any African in this.


Now its getting up to six years since my father died and my mother is very sick. We are really suffering, feeding from hand to mouth and for the past few weeks we have been praying for God's leading to direct us to his own person who can help us.We don’t want to make any mistake because that is all that we have now.


All our hope depends on it. My mother asked me to help search for a good person that we can entrust for this, that is why I am contacting you because I have a leading in my spirit that you can help us.


My Mum has promise that we will give twenty percent of All we need from you now is to indicate your sincere interest the total cash to anyone that can help us.
And I will forward the entire document for the release of the boxes.
When the boxes is release and is in your custody, I and my Mum shall fly to your place and we will like to invest into real estate and other lucrative business in your country through you.


Please consider my proposal and get back to me if my request has found your favor.
I will be waiting for your reply as soon as possible.
Thanks and God bless


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