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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: "john maigana" <jmaigana04@gala.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:48:11 +0200
Subject: Your outstanding payment successful


Attention Beneficiary,

The Afro-Euro Stock Funds Commission (A.S.F.C.) was setup by the African
Union in conjunction with the European Union, The United State Government
and the World Bank for the sole purpose of resolving pending transfer.

Because of this outstanding problem, the president of America and his
secretary general came to settle all outstanding debt in Benin Republic West
Africa (releasing of your fund). I am sorry I have not email you,
this is due to we lost everything in the process of reformat our computer
but fortunately my secretary found your email address for me .In the light
of this, we have learned that an unauthorized account has been opened to
receive your payment, So far these criminals have stolen approximately five
hundred thousand from your entitlement valid.

However to receive your entitlement valid, Contact the Director Financial
Bank Benin in the name; PROF.CHARLES NNAMA with the below information
through this Email: info1@mail2paris.com

Your Full Names:..............
Direct Mobile Phone No:..........
Home Address:.............
Occupation:....................

In case you have not received your password to enable you retransfer the
funds to your choosing financial delivery selection as the price
beneficiary, to enable them send you the password which you will Present to
the teller in any bank around you and state that you have a transfer
awaiting you from Financial Bank Benin.

You will receive the funds in 100Euro bills,immediately a total sum of One
Million Four Hundred Thousand Euro. The only money that you are going to
pay is Euro175 only for reprogramming of your payment before the transfer
could be made to you.

If you do not take action immediately within the next couple of days, I
will assume that you are no longer interested to receive your funds and we
shall repatriate your funds for confiscation without further recourse to
you.Please forgive us for the address,We lost every information on the
process of reformat our computer.

Best regards ,
Mr.John Maigana

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