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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: Lucy Benjamin <lucybenjamin002@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: lucy.benjamin11@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:48:29 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Personal, Letter From Lucy.


From: lucy benjamin.
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

I am Miss. lucy benjamin , the Only child of late Mr, kabba benjamin the former coco producer in bouake west cost of cote d'Ivoire .I discoverd that my father deposited the sum of ($9,500 000) Nine million five hundred Thansand USA dollar in a security company ,and now i am in hiding in one of the city in Abidjan called Yopougoun .Due to infertility nature of my country politicaly,

I wish to invest this money In your country. I also plead you to help me on the investment part of the business, You have a free hand of operation. I will like you to send to me your telephone so that i will discuss with you in person so that i will send the name of the Security company were this deposited was made so that you will contact them for withdrawl of the consignment in their care as also to move it to your country for investment.
A legal process will take place to ensure mutual issue.

All effort made to the successful of this transaction will highly be appreciated with 25% of the total sum after the succesful cleam of the two trunk boxes. I hope to get a favourable reply in due curse.We can negotiate on the terms of assistance.

Best regards,
Miss.Lucy Benjamin.



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