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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: UBAH CHRIST <office.file_file@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: ubahchrist@yahoo.cn
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 10:09:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ATTEN BENEFICIARY: YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED, IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE.


ATTEN BENEFICIARY: YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED, IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE.

WE
ARE SORRY TO SHOW YOU THIS IF IT'S NOT TRUE BUT I HAVE SENT YOU SO MANY
EMAIL THROUGH OUT LAST WEEK AFTER I HEARD THIS BUT YOU COULD NOT ANSWER
ME, WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM MRS. JULIE L. RICH, SHS CALLED THIS
OFFICE YESTERDAY WITH THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER:+17038879922
INFORMED ME THAT YOU ARE DEAD AS THE RESULT OF YOUR THREE DAYS SICKNESS
AND SHE SAID THAT WE SHOULD SEND HIM YOUR FUND TO HER ACCOUNT AND HERE
IS HER ADDRESS: AND BANK INFORMATIONS WHICH SHE HAS PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS,

NAME MRS. JULIE L. RICH


E-mail Address (jewlslrich@yahoo.com)


Address:   #6 Chateau Grove Lane, Barboursville,
West Virginia 25504: United States
======================================
Bank name and infos,



SunTrust Bank  411 New Bern
Avenue                              



Raleigh, NC 27610 800 786 8787/ Fax 919 212 0165



Saving Account:/ Routing #:  053100465 /



Acct. #:  813822407 /Swift Code:  SNTRUS3A



======================================

ACORDING
TO HER ON OUR PHONE CONVERSATION AND EMAIL, SHE STATED  THAT SHE IS
YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY, AND SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT YOU
INSTRUCTED HER TO CLAIM YOUR PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR MONEY IN CASE IF
YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH AND THE AMOUNT IS $2.5 MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLAR.
 
WE ARE  VERY SORRY TO
HEAR THAT YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH AND WE  DONT KNOW THAT
THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT REPLY TO ALL THE EMAIL WE SENT TO
YOU REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND.
 
THIS IS MY PROMISE TO
YOU WHERE EVER YOU ARE, THAT  WE THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE BENIN
REPUBLIC MEAN BENIN GOVERNMENT ARE GOING TO DO EVERY THING WITHIN MY
POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FUND IS TRANSFERRED TO HER AS YOUR NEXT OF
KIN BENEFICIAL TO YOU, MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE AND MAY GOD
GRANT YOU INTERNAL LIFE ON THE LAST DAY TO COME WE ARE VERY, VERY SORRY.
 
SHE
DID ALSO SAID THE KNEW SHE IS GOING TO PAY THE $58.00  REQUIRED TO GET
THE FUNDS BECAUSE YOU TOLD HER SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN YOU WHERE IN
THE HOSPITAL AND I SHOULD LET HER KNOW THE COST OF THE NEEDED CHARGE IS
$58.00 TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION,
 
 
WE TOLD HER TO HOLD
ON AND LET US VERIFY IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT BECUASE WE ARE CONFUSED NOW
ABOUT THIS CLAIMS'  YOU ARE ADVICE TO RESPOND WITH EVIDENCE IF IT
HAPPENS THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE  THAT YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON
EARTH.
 
SHE SAID THAT YOUR FINAL CELEMORNY OF BUERIAL WILL TAKE
PLACE ON THE  05/05/2012 ) SO YOU HAVE TO RESPOND FOR THIS FINAL NOTICE
IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE. YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED NOW AND
GET BACK TO ME HERE ON THE BELLOW EMAIL IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE ON EARTH.

BELLOW IS THE SEREMONEY PICTURS SHE HAS BRING TO US FOR AN OFFICIAL PROOF








YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED NOW AND GET BACK TO ME HERE ON THE BELLOW EMAIL IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE ON EARTH.


YOU CAN SEND THE $58.00 IMMEDIATELY WITH THIS BELLOW INFORMATION IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE.








Receiver Okolo Chinedu.
Country Benin republic .
Amount $58.00 US Dollars
Text Question. One?
Answer ….Love.
SENDER
NAME
MTCN



Christ Ubah.





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