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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: Hope Frank <fhope17@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <hopefrank@gawab.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:39:13 +0100
Subject: Good day to you



Good day to you,I know this message may be strange to you, but it's how God has wanted it to be, I am Mr Hope Frank by name, the former Director of operation with a bank in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, but am presently in China for investments programme, I left Benin 2weeks ago after I received a big blessing from God through a fund that was abandoned in our bank by a late customer. I used my position in our bank there to transfer a big amount of money to a foreign account that belongs to a China who is presently with me here in China. I transfer this money out from our bank after I noticed that some Government officials in our country there, were planning to confiscate the money and use it for their selfish interest . So I decided to contact this my partner in china to come and claim the money, which he did successfully, but before I went into the risky transaction with my partner, I first prayed to God and made a strong promise that I shall donate 10% of my total share of the money to the less privileged ones to any society.Thank God today that all was done successfully which made me today to search for a CHARITY ORGANISATION at the internet who I can offer the amount I promised my God before the transaction, and luckily for you that you are the first person I got his contact after the search, you should not just see it as a luck but should consider it as the will of God. Right now, you should contact my Church pastor. in Benin,by name pastor. Markson Dums and his email is ( pastormarksondums@myway.com) ask him to send you the draft check of One million US Dollars ($100000) which I kept with him before I left for China. You should quickly contact him concerning the Daft check and be informed that I have forwarded instructions to my pastor. on your behalf, you should just contact him and instruct him on where to send you the check. Please inform me as soon as you receive the check so that I can thank God for the promise fulfilled. Finally, make sure you utilize the money for the help of the less privileged .To God be the glory.RegardsHope Frank
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