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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: "BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bhighcom@w.cn>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:08:14 +0530
Subject: Re: Ref: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION FROM THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION, HIGHLY URGENT.

The British School of Cotonou,
Haie Vive, 08 BP 0352,
Cotonou, Benin.
Email:bhighcoms@w.cn

Sir,

REF:FRAUD VICTIM,

The Government of the West African Countries (ECOWAS) under the African Union (AU) have recompensed you following the meeting held with the Government of the various African Union / ECOWAS countries' Ambassadors with the ECOWAS chairman, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This is part of his new administrative initiative of a country he inherited at the demise of the former president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of the Northern dominating region.
Coming from the minority oil producing South of the country (Niger Delta); he needs the support of the US and UK to run a successful administration hence the requirement by vested interests for him to compensate people defrauded by citizens of the ECOWAS region which he heads as their chairman.

Investigations of the panel set up to locate such victims indicates that you were defrauded because your email address confirm so as listed by the FBI and Scotland Yard through email scam by fraudsters either as contract payment, Next of kin claims, lottery and game wins etc; by citizens of either Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea and the entire ECOWAS region.
Since your email has been submitted by the panel set up to carry out investigation as a fraud victim, a total of two million four hundred anf fifty thousand US dollars ($2,450.000.00) has been allocated to you by Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS).
Since this project is a US and UK brain child this commission; The British High commission Benin Republic has been vested with the responsibility of monitoring the transaction until you are paid. Other security agencies like the FBI and Scotland yard also oversees the transparent conclusion of the transaction.

Your current phone number/contact address should be made available to this Embassy in acknowledgement of this notice to effect the processing and release of your fund by the nominated bank. You can as well contact the Director in charge of the payment / CEO of HSBC Bank London for further details with the information below.

H.S.B.C

8 Canada Square Canary Wharf.
London, E14 5H.
Phone: +44 702 402 2978
Contact: Mr. Stephen Green.

Be advised that further communication between you and fraudsters should be discontinued as such will result to the total cancellation of the release of the stated fund to you.
You are requested to acknowledge the receipt of this mail for proper update of the file created for you in this regard.

Yours faithfully.
Mrs. Pauline Collins for.
Mr. Robert (Bob} Dewar.

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