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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: "dom igbo" <domigbo12@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:04:55 +0100
Subject: Contact him on williamben2002@yahoo.fr

Attn my Dearest One

I am happy to inform you that i have successfully succeeded. and i want to
use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help
me in receiving the inheritance funds, without any positive outcome. I am
obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds with the
help of a new partner from paraguay. Everything was perfectly done because
we strike a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with the
Remittance Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)and she
rendered a tremendous help to us.

My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully.In
appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the Funds, I have
decided to compensate you with the sum of $1.5m in a Cashier's cheque
deposited in global courier company (one million five hundred Thousand
United States Dollars). This is from my own share of $30m, I did this simply
to show you that it is good to do good things to the right people always.
Presently,I am in paraguay for investment project with my own share under
the advice of my partner Mr. Alfenze Infante. Meanwhile,I didn't forget your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite
that it failed us somehow. I will be sending you mail to know if you have
received the $1.5m or not.

Therefore, Now contact my secretary in Benin Republic. His name is Mr.
William Ben now contact him on how the cheque will be sent to you. His
e-mail addres is:( williamben2002@yahoo.fr ) Please do let me know
immediately you receive the money so that we can share the joy together
after all the suffering at that time.

Meanwhile, In the moment,I'm very busy here in paraguay because of the
investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand. So feel
free to get in touch with Mr. William Ben to send the cheque to you without
any delay.

With My Best Regards,
Dom Igbo
Contact him on williamben2002@yahoo.fr

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