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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: "MR BEN" <esoben@microcamp.com.br>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:08:01 -0200
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE!!!!!!


Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise,since I am Barrister Eso
Ben contacting you to kindly assist me in the proposition below, which will be
of mutual benefit to us both. PROPOSITION A salvadorean, Mr. Ramirez Videurre,
66 years of age and a very prosperous farmer made a huge bank deposit for
investment in the sum of US$21.2 Million (Twntyone.two Million, United States
Dollars)he named his wife Mrs. Helga Videurre as the NEXT OF KIN . I was
called upon as an Accredited Attorney to the bank to sign and endorse
documents to this deposit on Mr. Videurre?s behalf.Unfortunately, Mr. &amp;
Mrs. Videurre were killed in the January 14, earthquake that rocked El
Salvador ,killing thousands of people and 1200 others were declared missing.
The bank management now mandates me (being the lawyer that signed and
endorsed the deposit papers for the deceased to trace the family relatives of
the dece! ased so that the fund will be released to them. I was made to
understand that they had no children.I made several efforts through the El
Salvador High Commission in Lagos to contact any of the deceased family
relatives, but to no avail.Failure to reach any of the family relatives of
the deceased , the only option left for the Bank?s Management is to declare
the deceased account dormant and revert the fund on trading and investment in
the interest of the bank.In order to avoid this development since it has so
farbeen impossible to trace any of the deceased family relatives. I now seek
your permission and assistance to have you stand as a distant relatives to
the deceased. So that the fund can be released to you and we can use it for
our mutual benefit. I hope you do understand my concern in this matteris,
that if we do not use this opportunity to claim this fund , since the
deceased relative! s cannot be traced,the management of the bank will declare
the deceased?s account dormant and revert the fund on Trading and Investment
in the interest of the bank.For your assistance, you will be compensated
adequately with(40%) of the total sum (55%) will be my own share while (5%)
will be set aside to coverany incidental expense made both at home and abroad
prior to this transaction.If you are interested in assisting me with this
matter, please send to me urgently via my EMAIL the following details below:
Your Full Name:_____________________ Your Complete
Address:________________________ Name of City of
Residence:________________________ Date of Birth
(Day/Month/Year):__________________ Direct Telephone Number:
____________________ mobile Number: ____________________________ Fax
Number:___________________________________ Upon receiving the above details
from you, I will work out eve! ry documents/proof representing you as the
deceased BONA-FIDE distant relative and when this is done, you will be
contacted by the bank for the release and collection of this fund, which will
be within one week of my receiving the above details from you .I will meet
with you in your country for disbursement after the fund might have been
released to you and also to discuss investment potentials as I will like to
invest in your country with your assistance.Be assured that this transaction
is 100% risk free,as I have taken care of all necessary modalities to enable
a hitch free transaction.Kindly ensure to treat this matter in strict
privacy(Highly Confidential). EMAIL ME VIA:beneso20@yahoo.co.uk yours
sincerely Barrister Eso Ben
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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