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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: revthomas1@freenet.de
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:29:54 +0100
Subject: FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


Cotonou Benin Republic
To All Beneficiaries
FROM THE DESK OF:
Hon:
THOMAS JAMES JR FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION Attention: This is to
officially inform you that we have verified your lottery inheritance
file and found out that why you have not received your lottery payment
or uncliamed fund is because you have not fulfilled the obligations
given to you in respect of your lottery/inheritance payment.Secondly we
have been informed that you are still dealing with none officials in
the bank in all your attempt to secure the release of the fund to you. I
wish to advise you that such an illegal act have to stop if you wish to
receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your
problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift Eco
Diplomatic/Security Finance Firm Inconjuction with the USA High
Commission to carry out immediate release of your fund, that is the
latest instruction from the President federal Republic of BENIN.
So the
Instruction have be pass to Eco Finance Diplomatic Firm to carry out the
payment $1,300,000.00 US Dollars and all the necessary arrangement of
delivering of the $1,300,000.00 in cash was made with Eco Security &
Finance Diplomatic Company Benin Republic.

Please write to them with
your contact details with given address below.
Dr.Rasheed Musa AliEMAIL:
diplomatices@sify.comEMAIL: diplomatices@o2.pl
Phone
00229-9702-0249

Note: The Diplomats Who Will Bring The Consignment To
Any Place Of Your Choice Does Not Know The Original Contents Of The
Box.We Made Them To Understand That The Boxes Contains A Sensitive
Photographic Film Material Instead Of Money For Security Reasons.
Send
them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately
they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from
you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME----------------------------
2.YOUR HOME
ADDRESS-------------------------
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE
NUMBER-------
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE-------------------
5.A
COPY OF YOUR PICTURE--------------------------
6.YOUR
AGE----------------------------------------
7.COUNTRY------------------------------------------

Best regards
Hon: Thomas James Jr






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