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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: MARK DOSSOU <moudossou.2@orange.nl>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:45:08 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Transaction


Dear Friend,

My Name is Mr Mark Dossou,working with Benin Ministry of Works and Chairman Contract Review Committe on Road Construction Project.It is based on the information and recommendation satisfactorily gathered concerning you that I have decided to contact you on this business opportunity and I wish to know if we can work together.

On Thursday, 25 December 2003,A Foreign contractor with our Ministry died along with his wife and son in an ill-fated plane crash involving a Boeing 727 UTA chartered flight that took off from Cotonou, Republic of Benin and crashed into the Atlantic ocean.
For details of the plane cras h,please visit :
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

After many unsuccesfull attempts in locating the relatives to the deceased contractor that I have decided to contact you to stand as the oversea business partner to the deceased contractor who excuted and have unpaid contract balance of ($8,100,000.00 Million USDOLLARS) with the Benin Ministry of Works for the Supply of Constrution Equipments so that the this contract balance can be paid to you,this is because the deceased died without any registered next of kin.

It does not matter whether or not your company does contracts project on Construction Equipments kind, the assumption is that you/Your company was the Over sea Business Patner to the deceased.My assurance is that your role is risk free while i have all the documentation proofs to back you up as the deceased oversea partner.

If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you a comprehensive details on what we are to do.
Reply to my private email address ( moudossou@ubbi.com )


Best regards,
Mr Mark Dossou

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