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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: "Heskins Family" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <heskinsfamily@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:41:17 +0100
Subject: Read Carefuly

Hello My Dear
    
My name is Micheal Haskins, it gives me a great Pleasure to write you after viewing your email
today  which really interest me to have communication with you. It's my pleasure to contact you
for a business venture which I and my younger sister Linda Haskins,intend to establish in your country.
Again My name is Neville Haskins and am here in Cotonou, Republic of Benin West Africa with my
Sister Linda Haskins and we are from Tripoli Libya but presently  here in Republic of Cotonou
because result of war in my country.
 
We entered this country as a result of the war going on  in my country Libya which lead to the death
of my father and mother living me and my Sister Linda Haskins alone on earth and the war is still on
if you have time to watch BBC or CNN .
web site : http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20045823-503543.html
 
Although we have not meet before but we believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed
sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of ($9 million usd) Nine million U.S dollars, which our
late Father kept for us in a Bank storage house with (Inter Continental Bank Of Benin ) here in
Republic of Benin before he was Assassinated by unknown persons as war going on.
 
Now me and my sister have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough
for security and political reasons. We want you to help us to transfer this fund to your country for
investment, After you will make arrangement to come and pick us to your country.
    
If you can be of an assistance to us and transfer this money to your country, we will like you to tell us
what you will take from us as compensation or percentage from the total fund for assisting us.
 
Sincerely Yours.
From Micheal and Linda Haskins
 

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