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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: David Duke <jeerry_lewiseze88@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: barri_christwillianm@live.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:22:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU ABOUT YOUR FUNDS?


 
 
 

FROM: David Duke & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane,
N4 2ES Cotonou, Benin.
TELEPHONE 00229 99 092718
 
Dear,
 
We are Cotonou based solicitors working as representative solicitors to the United Nations. In the course of a recently concluded 2012 investigations and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters and scammers in Africa rejoin, in collaboration of the present governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkinafaso and South Africa Benin Republic, the AU security operatives have so far arrested and prosecuted over 300 government and banking officials and arrest is still going on.
 
So far, the AU security operative has also recovered about $5.1 Billion from both cash in accounts and properties and assets cofiscicated. It is from the address books of the arrested officials that your email address was recovered.
 
Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart is paying a $1,000,000.00 compensation to those whose emails addresses and other personal data are recovered from these arrested officials, and also paying full contract or inheritance and wining amounts to those with provable information qualifying them as genuine contractors and beneficiaries of funds in the affected African countries.
 
Which Category do you fall? Have you been getting emails for payments from these countries? OR are you a legitimate contractor and fund beneficiary in any of the affected African country?
we are employed to share this compasention funds  to any mentions beneficiary while your name was among, this fund was issued by (AU) its was made for you people that has been scammed from Africa Country, and due to the law over here is that any beneficiary is responsible for Officail stamp duty  fee and i will want you to know that immediately you make the payment as instructed you’re that your Fund will be delivered to you in 48hours. And the Officail stamp duty fee is just only $97.00usd, and you should bear in mind that we only have 3working days in regard this transaction who fail to comply with the needed fee of $97.00usd which is for our officail stamp duty fee should know that no more again of his/her receiving this funds ok.
Bellow are the information you will use to crose the officail stamp duty fee to our accountant officer ok.
 
Receiver’s Name:  LAWRENCE U OZOEMENE  
Location: COTONOU
COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC.
Text Question:   HOWLONG 
Text Answer:  48hours
Amount:  $97.00
 
Please, indicate clearly as you get back to me for proper and immediately receive this compensation OR your full payment.
 
Waiting.
 
Barrister Christ Williams Esq.,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO :)
David Duke & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane,
N4 2ES Cotonou, Benin.
Email;  barri_christwillianm@live.com
 

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