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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: "Ben Zongo" <dr.ben_zongo@qatar.io>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:22:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From: Mr.Ben Zongo

From: Mr.Ben Zongo
CREDIT BANK BENIN
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO

DEAR FRIEND,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise however,It's just my urgent
need for a foreign partner that made
me contact you for this transaction. I'm a banker by profession from
Ouagadougou burkinafaso here in west Africa
and currently holding the post of Head Of Transfer Department in our bank
Burkina Faso office.

I have the opportunity of transferring the left over fund $8.6 million of
one our bank deceased client who died
in the shatter plane which crashed on mount Kenya in the kenyan city of
sumburu on Friday,1 febuary 2002
16:18GMT a total 169 were killed and only 10 passenger survived in the
crashed for more confirmation of the news
for you to be sure you can open visit:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1795803.stm

Hence, I'm inviting you for this business proposal deal where after the
fund might have been released into your
given account to the bank you will have to use your position and power and
help me to invest the fund there for
me in your country where the percentage % of our investment will be shared
between the 60% for me and 40% for
your kind assistance if you agree to my proposal then am eagerly waiting
for your urgent response for me to give
you more details for the final completion to come.

Regards
Mr.Ben Zongo
Senior Staff Fill Department.


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