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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: "Jacob Siromeh" <siromehjacob@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: jb.siromeh4@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:19:36 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: ,Partnership,




My Dear,
I expect this mail to meet you and your family in good health. I
am Mr. Jacob Siromeh, area manager of a branch in one of the
leading Banks here in Cotonou-Benin. It is my pleasure to seek
for your assistance in this confidential business transaction,
which will be for our mutual benefit.


Few years ago, an expatriate consultant and contractor Engineer, a
customer of our Bank made a numbered time deposit for twelve calendar
months valued at 9.6 Nine Million Six Hundred U.S. Dollars in my branch.
On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but
got no reply. After months, we sent a reminder and finally, we discovered
from his then contract employee according to record (a cement company here
in Benin ) that he died on the Republic of Benin plane crash on the day of
26th December 2003. This also took lives of thousands of Lebanese.


Presently, as ethical and corresponding to all national and international
banking procedure worldwide, my bank must respond to his next of kin. On
my private further investigation as his account officer, I found out that
He died alongside with His suppose next of kin. And until now no other
person/persons knows about this account or could give any documentary
evidence concerning this account.


The total sum of 9.6 million is still standing in his favour in my bank
head office as dormant account. No one has ever come forward to claim it.
And now, according to the Republic of Benin banking law/code, after six
years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Beninoise government
if the account owner is certified dead and nobody comes forward to claim
it. Now I need your support and your full cooperation, so that you and I
will have this fund. To transfer it out of my bank to any special account
of your or our choice.


All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, and payment
will be made to you in few banking days.


At the conclusion of this business, we will have the money shared in the
ratio of 75 - 25 of the total amount. 75 will be for me and 25 for you.
Please you have to be rest assured that as far as I am concerned in this
transaction as an insider of the bank, this business is extremely sure and
safe, because I have already done my home work very well and I have
covered every loop holes and also set my machinery on work before
contacting you.


On your reply, please reply to my confidential email address (
jcbsiromeh4@gmail.com ), include you full names, phone and address. I
highly appreciated your quick answer.


Yours faithfully,
Jacob Siromeh.


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