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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: REV KEN JIM TNT <opspo@gala.net>
Reply-To: officebeninp@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:49:44 +0530 (IST)
Subject: THE SCAMMERS HAS BE ARRESTED







Hello
 
My name is Rev Ken Jim  from TNT Benin
Republic am here to inform you that we are holding these Scammer who come to
thief your FUND from our office yes day night and them told us that you the one
sent them to come and claim you fund and the total amount in your fund is
($900.000.00) Nine hundred thousand united state dollars, and I will like
you to do as much as you can and get back to me once you received my mail
because them want to pay for the  IRS permit claim fund but
we still hold them until we had from you so get back urgent to avid giving you
fund to them and you lose all okay,
 
Now true if delaying to get back to us you will lose
you fund because i will release your fund to them /but understand that since am
here nothing will happy to your fund if want to received it and right now know
what to do and send us $78 dollar for the IRS permit because if know pay
for the IRS permit we can release your fund to them because them want to pay but
we said know so please get back to us with the payment of $78.00 dollar only
immediately you received this mail because there is know time again if delaying
you lose you fund which I know want you to lose /so now am waiting for the
payment and send it with this
information,
 

RECEIVER NAME--ONYIBOR
SUNDAY
COUNTRY----BENIN
REPUBLIC

CITY-----COTONOU


MTCN----

QUESTION--IS


ANSWER---HELP


SUM
____$78.00
SENDER
NAME______

 
waiting to hear from you and see these scammer P okay

 contact DR Ken Jim
withthise

mail;(officebeninp@yahoo.fr
)
+229
-6656-7551
 
 
SEE THESE SCAMMERS
 





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