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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- brownbenson19@yahoo.com.my (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ken Murphy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gilsonronald@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:26:36 -0500
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Ronald Gilson, I am a Citizen of Spain but base in United States of America, i am 55 years Old.

I am here to share my experience with you and i know you will also achieve enough from my experience, i am one of those that executed a CONTRACT in Malaysia years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $170,000.00USD trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Malaysia with all my CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, And I was directed to meet Barrister Benson Brown, who is the lawyer for the CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me.

He told me that those people that is contacting us through emails are fake. Then he directed me to the paying bank, which is Affin Bank of Malaysia, and now I am the happiest man on earth, because I have received my CONTRACT funds of $9,750,000.00-(Nine Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars).

Moreover, Barrister Benson Brown, showed me the information of those that have not received their payment, and I saw your name and your email address on the next payment file, that why i decided to email you and tell you to contact Barrister Benson Brown so that he can help you to get your fund transfer to you as well.

Immediately that i received the $9,750,000.00 inside my account, i quickly relocate to spain with my family to invest the money in my country, i am now in Spain with my family, because i have to invest the $9,750,000.00-(Nine Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in my country, i am now into buying and selling of cars in my country, so i will advise you to contact Barrister Benson Brown so that he can give you a helping hand in order for you to also receive your funds and start doing something good with it in your Country.

If you have been paying any money to anybody in Nigeria before, i will advise you to stop it now, because that is how i was paying some people in Nigeria before, and i thought that they are the real people, but i never knew that they are only internet fraudsters taking advantage of me, they scammed $170,000.00USD out of me, but today i am happy that i found the good man which is Barrister Benson Brown that made me to be able to receive my fund of $9,750,000.00.

Below is the contact of Barrister Benson Brown.

Name: Mr. Benson Brown (Barrister)
ADDRESS: Jalan Bukit Gambir Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
E-mail: brownbenson19@yahoo.com.my

Quickly contact Barrister Benson Brown on the above contact, i am very sure that he will help you too, because he is a good man and he will give you all the necessary information that you will need in order to claim the funds successfully, and make sure you don't communicate with anybody again but the person above alone, i don't want you to be dealing with those liars that will be turning you around and asking you for different kind of money to complete your transfer.

It is only Barrister Benson Brown that can give you the right steps to follow and you will receive your funds peacefully. I wish you best of luck as you contact him, because me and my family has already been blessed now.

Warm Regards
Mr. Ronald Gilson

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