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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: "Mr. Bob Dewar. (Commissioner)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <laurencedoyle@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:35:34 -0500
Subject: Good News Bank Draft Delivery

>From British High Commission
Return-Path:bhc@gov.org
Reply-To:j_jonathan@yahoo.cn
From:British High Commission bhc@gov.org
Subject: MAIL FROM BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
Date: MONDAY 12TH DECEMBER 2011
Return-Path:bhc@gov.org
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
The British School of Cotonou,
Haie Vive, 08 BP 0352,
Cotonou, Benin.
Sir,
REF: BENEFICIARY.
The Government of the West African Countries (ECO-WAS) under the African Union (AU) have recompensed you following the meeting held with the Government of the various countries' high commission with the AU chairman, Muammar al-Gaddafi for the fraudulent activities carried out by her Citizens on you.
This is to cushion the effect of the present economic difficulties on you. Your email address confirms that you were among those defrauded 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, Benin Republic, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea and from any part of the globe where they operate from.
 
 
Be informed that a total of two Million four hundred and fifty thousand US dollars ($2,450,000.00) was allocated to you by the heads of states of the African Union as you were indicated as one of the fraud victims and the method which this fund shall be sent to you is by ATM CARD.
Provide the following data so that we can proceed in sending you the payment details on how to send the $105usd security keeping fee.
Full Name....
Your current phone number....
Contact address....
Occupation...
You should be made available to this Commission in acknowledgment of this mail to effect the processing and release of your fund by the nominated bank.You can as well contact the Director in charge of the release/CEO of HSBC Bank London.
H.S.B.C
8 Canada Square Canary Wharf.
London, E14 5H.
Contact:Mr. Laurence Doyle.
Email Address: laurencedoyle@yahoo.com
Do note that all fees has been paid except the security keeping fee of $95 which you need to pay for the shipping of your ATM CARD, any extra money is not allowed and prohibited, so if you were asked for any more fee apart from the $95 which is for the shipping fee then you should not hesitate to get in-touch with us for investigation of whom is responsible for that demand.
You shall be directed on how the security keeping fee of $95 will be paid as soon as you have contact Mr. Jonathan Jones with the above information for the shipping of your ATM CARD.
Further communication between you and fraudsters should be discontinued as such will result to a 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 opened for you in this regard.
Yours faithfully.
Mr. Laurence Doyle for. Mr. Bob Dewar. (Commissioner).

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