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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: "Mr.Bill Nicholson." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agent.edward7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:22:10 +0100
Subject: Urgent Mail From FBI.

Anti-Terrorist And Monetory Crimes Division
FBI Headquarters In Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Telephone:206-905-9145

ATTN: BENEFICIARY

This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly completed an Investigation with the

help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you legally won the sum of $800,000.00 USD from a Lottery Company

outside the United States of America. During our investigation we discovered that your e-mail won the money from an Online

Balloting System and we have authorized this winning to be paid to you via a Certified Cashier's Check or by wire transfer.


Normally, it will take up to 10 business days for an International Check to be cashed by your local bank. We have

successfully notified this company on your behalf that funds are to be drawn from a registered bank within your country and

so as to enable you cash the check instantly without any delay, henceforth the stated amount of $800,000.00 USD has been

deposited with Natwest Bank Plc London.


We have completed this investigation and you are hereby approved to receive the winning prize as we have verified the entire

transaction to be Safe and 100% risk free, due to the fact that the funds have been deposited at Natwest Bank Plc London you

will be required to settle the following bills directly to the Lottery Agent in-charge of this transaction whom is located in

Uk,London. According to our discoveries, you were required to pay for the following -


(1) Deposit Fee's ( Fee's paid by the company for the deposit into London Bank which is - Natwest Bank Plc London )
(2) Cashier's Check Conversion Fee ( Fee for converting the Wire Transfer payment into a Certified Cashier's Check )
(3) Shipping Fee's ( This is the charge for shipping the Cashier's Check to your home address )


In order to proceed with this transaction, you will be required to contact the agent in-charge ( Mr. Benson Edward ) via

e-mail. Kindly look below to find appropriate contact information:


CONTACT AGENT NAME: MR. BENSON EDWARD

E-MAIL ADDRESS: agent.edward7@gmail.com
PHONE NUMBER: +44 701 112 1135


You will be required to e-mail him with the following information:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:

You will also be required to request Western Union details on how to send the required $675.00 USD in order to immediately

ship your prize of 800,000.00 USD via Certified Cashier's Check drawn from Natwest Bank Plc London, also include the

following transaction code in order for him to immediately identify this transaction : EA2948-910.

This letter will serve as proof that the Federal Bureau Of Investigation is authorizing you to pay the required $675.00 ONLY

to Mr. Benson Edward via information in which he shall send to you.


Mr. Bill Nicholson
Special Agent.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
Washington DC FBI.

NOTE: In order to ensure your check gets delivered to you ASAP, you are advised to immediately contact Mr. Benson Edward via

contact information provided above and make the required payment of $675.00 to information in which he shall provide to you.

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