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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: "JOHN BENSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnbensonjb@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:51:47 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL TRANSFER PROPOSAL

Hello Friend,

I am John Benson, a gynaecologist. I bring this message to you with TRUST and HONESTY.

A woman (RACHEL MARIAN MORGAN) died in the hospital I work, during childbirth. Before she gave up, she passed an important message to me, concerning fund transfer. At the moment I have the entire documents for the transfer, while all am looking for is an HONEST PERSON that can assist me to secure the fund once transfers.

To prove my HONESTY and AUTHENTICITY of the transaction, I will give you access to the fund, which has been programmed on TELEPHONE BANKING SYSTEM for confirmation. Please kindly dial this NUMBER: +442033185182 listen to the instruction then followed by PASSCODE: 106, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 00560263, PINCODE: 884. With this you can verify the transaction.

NOTE: You have three roles to play on this transaction. (1) You will secure the fund once transfers. (2) Your will send scanned copy of your valid identity for account opening here for the said fund to be moved into, before we transfer to your country’s account with same name. (3) You will bear the account opening fees here, which is $USD300.00 (Three hundred United States dollars only)

Please kindly get back to me through my personal email address: johnbensonjb@hotmail.com or johnbensonjb@yahoo.cn , if you’re comfortable in doing this transaction, while I strongly advice that you do not reply, if you are not SERIOUS AND HONEST PERSON for this transaction.

Thanks,
John Benson

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