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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: Dr Robert Benson <drrobert_benson@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: drrobertbenson22222@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 13:17:20 +0100
Subject: VERY VERY VERY VERY URGENT!


Dear friend,

How are you today?

You did not respond to my first mail, but I decided to write again in case
you did not receive the first one. Please I want to know if am talking with
the right person, I am asking this because I have an urgent information
that will be of help to you and me, Once again My Name is Mr.Dr Robert
Benson. I work with one of the leading Banks here in London, UK. I would
need your consent to present you as the next of kin to our late customer
who died of heart attack in 2009. He was a wealthy business man who
deposited the sum of 7,500,000 (Seven Million Five hundred thousand British
Pounds Sterling).) in our Bank. He died without any registered next of kin
as he was long divorced and had no child. I was his account officer and
have in my possession all the documents required to present you as his
beneficiary next of kin. We can work together to claim this fund. Please
listen, this is real and goes on in Banks all over the world without people
knowing. Let us utilize this opportunity because it does not come always. A
lot of customers open private accounts with different Banks without the
knowledge of their families and when they die, such money will be lost to
the Bank unless someone comes to claim it. This is how a lot of Bank
Directors make so much money silently.


On your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will
furnish you with more details. Please endeavor to provide me with the
following so that we can discuss in details.

1) You’re Name……………………….
2) You’re Age:…………… ……………….
3) You're Company if any:……………………………
4) You’re Occupation: ….……………..
5) Name of Company if any:……………………….
6) you’re Address: ……………………………
7) Your Private Phone …………………
8) Your Private Fax Numbers:…………………
9) Your Alternative email address:…………………



I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Robert Benson.

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