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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: "duramark220 Gazeta.pl" <duramark220@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:08:28 +0100
Subject: CONTACT OCEANIC BANK BENIN REPUBLIC FOR YOUR FUND


Attention Dear Beneficiary,

We are very sorry for what happen to you since So we are farting to get them
all,
Now listen the reason this money is coming to you is that the government of
this country Benin Republic has found out that you was scammed and they
have arrested those that scammed people here in Benin Republic and the
government have promise to retruned back your fund to you said by the
government of this country Benin Republic,

So since yesterday after we did not hear from you or receive your mail we
have made arrangement with OCEANIC BANK BENIN REPUBLIC on how to transfer
your money in to your bank account at your country and note that your money
which bank going to transfer is $1.5M USD and what you have to do right now
is to contact the bank immediately so that the manager will transfer your
money in to your bank account and be informed that we have paid the bank for
the open of new account fee for you. now listen the money that remain which
you can pay to him is wire transfer fee which is only$75 USD . to transfer
your money directly into your bank account at your country ok.
Try to contact bank through this.

HON.MR.UDO JASON OCEANIC BANK MANAGER
MANAGER'S PHONE NUMBER..00229-93 401 426
FAX..+229-97438
mail adderss (oceanicbank_beninrepublic09@yahoo.fr)
jamesjames123456

please make sure that you follow bank manager's instruction and forward all
your bank account detail where to transfer your money into and your current
telephone
This is information the Bank Manager need from you.
YOUR COUNTRY.
YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER
NAME OF YOUR BANK.
BANK PHONE
OCCUPATION
HOME ADDRESS.
MOBIL PHONE NUMBER
OFFICE NUMBER
HOME NUMBER.
AGE.
SEX.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
DURA MARK

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