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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: Richard Benneth <richbennethdesk@att.net>
Reply-To: richard35benneth@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 19:07:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Message



RICHARD BENNETH CHAMBERS
CHANCERY SQUARE EEC3N, LONDON.

Dear Sir,

May I introduce myself to you. I am Mr. Richard Benneth, a solicitor at law. I have contacted you on a matter of urgent importance, this is after a careful thought that you might be capable of handling this profitable business proposal.

My late client was an Engineer who worked in an oil company before his untimely death. His bank have issued a final notice to me to present his next of kin within the next 6 weeks or have his funds worth $9,600,000 in the bank confiscated.

I wish to present you to his bank as his next of kin so that all his money will be paid to you. I write you with a very high sense of duty and responsibility because my client did not state any next-of-kin in all his official documents with the bank, and I am seeking to present you to the bank as his next-of-kin, your choice is very appropriate because you are a foreigner, so it will be easy for me to get the necessary legal documents in your name and present to the bank for the transfer of this deposit to you.

I also want to assure you that this transaction is absolutely risk free as everything will be handled legally by myself as the executor of the Will which also gives me the final authority to present you as the next-of-kin and legal beneficiary to the funds for onward transfer of the funds to you, subsequently to be shared between both of us.

So please forward to me your;
Full Name:
Full contact address:
Private phone and Fax:
Age:
Marital Status:
Occupation:

I await your positive response soonest.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Richard Benneth Esq.

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