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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: " Multiply " <multiply@multiply.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 2:46:01 -0500
Subject: Florence Herbaut invites you to keep in touch on Multiply


Your friend Florence would like to connect with you on Multiply, so
that you can better keep in touch. To see her Multiply home page, or
start your own, please confirm that Florence is your friend here:
http://multiply.com/si/SVTZcaiBMpM+dyiqBgM6aQ

Personal message from Florence Herbaut:

Je m'excuse pour cette intrusion. Je sais que mon message sera d’une
grande surprise quand t-il vous parviendra. Avec tout le respect que
je vous porte,

je viens par ce message vous tolérez ma presence au près de vous. Je
me norme Mme Florence Herbaut francaise demeurant actuellement a
Londres vu

mon etat de santé d'une maladie grave (leucémie aiguë). le 26 Janvier
passé mon docteur ma annoncé de cette maladie et dès lors j'ai arrèter
tout

traitement. Je pocède actuellement une somme très très importante
gardé au niveau de la société générale des banques du Bénin(S.G.B.BE)
pour un projet

de constructions d'un centre d'acceuil.
Alors je veux une personne responsable à qui léguer cette somme pour
m'aider dans ce propre projet. Je vous prie beaucoup d'accepter cet
argent afin de

m'aider dans ce projet.
Mme Florence Herbaut
S'il vous plait repondez moi pas mon adresse E-mail celle je consulte
le plus souvent : fherbaut2010@yahoo.fr

-----------------------------------------------------

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