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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: benweah@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:50:55 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

Please,I am Mr Benson Weah, Staff of a Bank in Lome Togo. Indicate your interest to receive the transfer of US$4.5 Million, 60% for me and 40% for you .

You will stand as the next of kin to our late customer whose account is presently dormant,I advise you to keep this as a "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to resign from service after I conclude this deal with you If you accept my offer please I will need the following information below to commence the process.

YOUR FULL NAME//........NATIONALITY//...............CELL PHONE °//..........

Hope to hearing from you as soon as possible for further information.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Benson Weah.



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