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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: PETER ADAMS <peter.adams1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <peter.adams@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:57:20 +0100
Subject: MY REGARDS



Dr.PETER ADAMSThe Honourable Minister ofFinance, Federal Republic of Benin.DIRECTOR SCAMMED VICTIM. BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $500,000.000. UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS. Dear On the faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at cotonou, Benin Rep, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meeting on the loss of Funds by various individuals to the Benin scam artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the Benin Government is now paying 150 victims in this operation, $500,000.000 each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in BENIN REP, the payments are to be supervised by the United Nations' Officials and the Minister of Finance of Benin Republic , the corresponding paying bank will be disclosed to you upon your response to this letter for security reasons.

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to pay 150 scam victims $500,000.000 (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount. Therefore do not hesitate to respond to this massage for the immediate payment of your $500,000.000 compensations Funds.
According to the number of applicants at hand, 87 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, and we still have more 14 left to be paid the compensations of $500,000.000 each.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anybody for any reason whatsoever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. You will receive your compensation payments via any of this payment options of your choice, KTT Wire Transfer, Certified Bank Draft or ATM Electronic Visa Card. Yours faithfully,Mr Charity EluigwePublic Relation Officer,Minister of Finance
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