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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bhigh_benin@hotmail.fr (Hotmail, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Ambassador Godwin Rogers <mr_jerryude020@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bhigh_benin@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:01:35 -0400
Subject: FROM HIGH COMMISSIONS BENIN
FROM BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONS
E-mail; bhigh_benin@hotmail.fr
Atten; Funds Beneficiary
Please my dear the entire British High Commissions Of Benin Republic are here to make it to be clear to you that there was a case that we being handling here since concerning your funds because we got some reports that you did not received your funds since after every storrys you being hearing regarding the funds and all types of payments you have be paid to receive the funds but none is received by you.
And we are here to know the truth because the person that is incharge of the transaction said in the court here that you has received and confirmed to him that you received your funds and we are here to hear the truth from you.
Please here bellow is what we want you to answer to us to enable us to handle this case normal.
(1)Do you receive any money from this name.........Barrister ROSSE GOZNEY
(2)If you do receive money from him, how much.................
(3)From which bank or courier do you received the money from............
Please we advise you go direct to this question and answer us because we want to get the truth and at this time if you don't receive your funds, you will receive it according to the instruction of this High Commissions Of This Country Benin Republic because we been receiving news from your Government that our Government officials are scamming people of your Country and all that is what we are going to handle at once and we need your reply so that we can get the truth.
Thanks.
Best Regard.
Ambassador Godwin Rogers
FROM HIGH COMMISSIONS BENIN
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