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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: Marshall Donald <donmarshall2xy@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:43:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Mr. Donald Marshall


From Mr. Donald Marshall

ECOBANK BENIN
Rue du Gouv Bayls Cotonou
Republic of Benin.
West Africa.


Dear Good Friend.

Please can you allow me give you this important information. I am Mr. Donald Marshall I am a senior finance personnel working with ECOBANK –BENIN, Cotonou-Benin here in West Africa.

I discovered a dormant fund in an account opened in the bank in 1997 with lodged boxes ALLUVIAL GOLD (22+CARRAT) - Quantity 620kg and since 2003 no attendance.

The former owner of the opened account and owner of the AU Gold Mr.Ouéida Fati Beham is a foreign national of Bruit Lebanon died in airplane crash Dec'2003, thus the money and the treasures could only be approved to a foreigner. The total amount in the account now I am writing you is usd$10.6million

I will like both of us to build confidence and trust to sign an agreement that will bind us together before securing the money to any bank account of your choice in your country.

To prove the authenticity of the business I have the deceased Bank account file and the
Deposit/lodge warrant of the Au gold with me regarding any question that may come up from the ECOBank.

I state this website www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/ for you to know the truth of my information.

I need truthful person in this business because I don’t want to make mistake I need your full assurance and promise that you will not fail me. I am sure with the position of my rank in the office to you in any foreign bank of your own choice. You will share 40% of this money/treasures for providing bank account to receive this money

I look forward to your immediate reply by providing to me your “ full contact address” and “telephone number”

Yours sincerely

Mr. Donald Marshall


ECOBANK BENIN
Rue du Gouv Bayls Cotonou
Republic of Benin.
West Africa
please reply to my private Email donmarshall2xy@yahoo.com


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