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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: "james mini41" <jamesmini41@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 11:57:24 +0200
Subject: FROM : MR.JAMES MINI.


*FROM : MR.JAMES MINI.
EMAIL : (**jamesmini@hotmail.fr* <jamesmini@hotmail.fr>*)*

*ATTN: DEAR FRIEND,*

*IT IS WITH A HEART FULL OF HOPE THAT I WRITE,SOLICITING FOR YOUR STRICT
CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING
CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.I AM SORRY IF THIS PROPOSAL COMES TO YOU AS AN
EMBARSSEMENT BUT BE REST ASSURED THAT, I GOT YOUR PARTICULIERS OF CONTACT
FROM OUR FOREIGN OFFICE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, WHO ASSURED
ME OF YOUR ABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO EXECUTE A TRANSACTION OF GREAT
MAGNITUDE.*

*I AM MR JAMES MINI, AN ACCOUNTANT WITH BEACON LTD. FOREIGN OIL COMPANY
BASED IN BENIN REPUBLIC. BEAGON WAS INVOLVED IN PROSPECTING, DRILLING AND
BUNKERING OF OIL AT HIGH SEA (OFF SHORE), WITH EXPATRIATE CONSISTING
MAJORITY OF THE STAFF STRENGTH,UNFORTUNATELY, THESE EXPATRIATES GOT INTO AN
ILLEGAL SALE OF OIL AND THE MONEY FROM IT TRANSFERRED THROUGH A SECURITY
COMPANY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT WITH A SECURITY STAMP ON IT.*

*THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC DISCOVERED THE ILLEGAL
TRANSACTION,REVOLED THEIR LICENSE AND THE EXPATIES WERE REPATRIATED. SO,BY
VIRTUE OF MY POSITION AS THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE COMPANY, I HAVE IN MY
POSSESSION ALL THE VALUABLE DOCUMENTS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUNK
BOX DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY.THE CONTENT OF THESE BOXES IS TWELVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$12M). I HAVE PUT IN AN
APPLICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER THE BOX TO THEIR
CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE WHICH THEY HAVE OBLIGED AND BEING THAT THIS DEAL WAS
BEEN CARRIED OUT BY FOREIGN FIRM,I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGNER LIKE YOU
THAT WILL ASSIST ME TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION OF THIS PENDING BUSINESS WHICH
BOTH OF US WILL BOUND TO BENEFIT EARNESTLY.*

*ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND BEFORE THE SECURITY COMPANY AND SIGN AS ONE
OF EXPATRIATES TO ENABLE YOU CLAIM THE MONEY AND PAY IT INTO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT.PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK - FREE, FOR EVERY
MACHINERIES HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR SUCESSFUL CONCLUSION. REMEMBER THAT I
HAVE WITH ME THE ENTIRE NECESSARY DOCUMENT THAT WILL PROVE THAT THE MONEY
IS FOR US.*

*I EXPECT YOU TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND KIND ENOUGH TO KEEP MY OWN SHARE,WHEN
THE MONEY GETS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I HEREBY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOU SINCERELY
AND CANDID EFFORT IN THIS REGARD WITH 25% OF THE FUND AFTER THE TRANSFER AND
5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES BOTH LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION, TELEPHONE BILLS ETC., WILL BE
SETTLED FROM THIS PERCENTAGE,WITH 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND THREE OF MY
COLLEAGUES.*

*THIS DEAL WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN WORKING DAYS WITH YOU FULL SUPPORT
AND CO-OPERATION.I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU, AND
SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE
RECEIPT OF THIS PROPOSAL,
BY MAILING ME BACK THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS
:(**jamesmini@hotmail.fr*<jamesmini@hotmail.fr>
*)*

*YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.JAMES MINI.
*

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