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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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Fraud email example:

From: "John Soglo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnsoglo2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 08:37:31 -0700
Subject: Work with me

>From Mr. John Soglo
C/2645 RUE DE JERRICHO COTONOU
REPUBLIC DU BENIN
Email: johnsoglo2@yahoo.fr

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we have not had previous Correspondence, please bear with me. I will really like to have a good relationship With you, and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you, hoping that you Would cooperate with me.

My names are. John Soglo, a Manager and former personal assistant to a business Guru And my former Boss, Late Frederick M. Wong. This mail is Written and intended to Solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Boss, Frederick M. Wong, (California USA). He was a Government Approved contractor with the Government of the Republic of Benin, an Oil Merchant with the Government of the Gabon a Central African country, and also a gold dealer in Ghana and very wealthy for that matter.

Mr. Frederick M. Wong made a fixed Deposit of Fund valued at USD25M (Twenty Five Million United States Dollars Only) with a Security Firm in COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN, before he and his lovely wife unfortunately lost their life’s aboard Egypt Air Flight 990, which crashed in to the Atlantic Ocean on November 2nd,1999.

(news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) and left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the Deposit that he left on my care, as I was with him at the time of the deposit of this funds, The Governing Body of the Security Company where the funds had been deposited has contacted me on this matter, and have demanded that I provide the next of kin to whom this funds would be released
To Immediately, I have tried my best to see if I could locate any of his relation, Unfortunately till this time I have been unable to locate and provide any one of his Relations as the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. This is why I then decided To look for a trust worthy person that I can front as his next of kin and my search For such person then lead me to you based under a clear and legitimate agreement With you, I shall seek your consent to present you to the Security Company as his Next of kin and final beneficiary of the said funds.

For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make immediate contact With me only through this my E-mail:johnsoglo2@yahoo.fr for further information Relating to this Matter.

Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while I expect your prompt Response.Bear in mind that if you agree to assist me with this project, you would be entitled To 30% of the total sum, while 5% is mapped out to cover every unforseen expensess That might be incurred in the cause of this project, like telephone calls and other Little expenses, while the remaining would be for me, and one other staff of our Company that knows about this funds.

Note that it does not matter the country you come from or your color everything Would be taken care of and be assured that this project is 100% risk free so you need Not entertain any fears, because my family is a well know family here in my country, All I ask for is your full cooperation to conclude this project fast, because if I do Not present the next of kin on time the funds might be declared unclaimed and handed Over to the Federal Government of Benin, hence your urgent response is needed.

Thanking you once more for your anticipated assistance and cooperation.

I am Yours Sincerely

Mr. John Soglo

Email: johnsoglo2@yahoo.fr

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