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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Evere Eber" <eevera@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ebehhs@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 10:51:39 -0400
Subject: Be my partner.




Hi,

Excuse me for any inconvenience this mail may have caused you because I
have sent this mail to you several times without any response from you. My
name is Mr. Evere Eber and I am presently working as a staff in a ministry
in Benin Republic and my position is the Director of contract approval
Department. I have a business proposal at hand and after much thought and
consideration, I truly hope and believe you can handle it perfectly for
the mutual benefit of both of us.

This proposal is all about Euro 7.7M which belongs to our contractor who
is now late but before his death, he supplied and installed satisfactorily
and successfully to our ministry industrial equipment’s, trucks, light,
tractors and heavy equipment’s. But ever since the above stated contract
was approved in the contractor's name by our ministry, the contractor has
not put up a claim to that effect and every sincere effort to reach or
contact the contractor in question has proved fruitless and unsuccessful.
To my greatest surprise and astonishment, I have just discovered that the
contractor in question was among the victim of an air plane disaster which
occurred in my country few years ago. Details of the crash on this link.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm


In summary, I am contacting you to receive this fund in your custody for
our own benefit because I will use my position as the head of my
department in charge of all unpaid contract project/fund to recommend you
as the new beneficiary of the fund as I have every information and detail
to that effect. You have absolutely nothing to worry for because I have
perfected everything and procedure for the smooth and successful
conclusion and transfer of the fund to your account and everything shall
be handled legitimately to exempt us from any bridge of the law. On that
note, you have absolutely nothing to be afraid of because I shall give you
full procedure on how we shall achieve this goal once I hear from you.

I want you to bear in mind that we share the fund among us fairly and I am
open for negotiation regarding the sharing of the fund but most
importantly, this transaction is absolutely and completely risk free.

I expect your reply after reading this mail to enable me give you full
procedure on how to achieve this goal and when replying, ensure you send
or forward:

Your full name,
Direct telephone numbers and address to enable me commence the process.

In conclusion, I also have intentions of entering into joint business
partnership venture with you depending on your area of business
specialization and your business idea. I can also be reached on this
alternative email: soghnevan@yahoo.fr

I hope we shall conclude this transaction within 7 business days.

Best regards,
Mr. Eber.

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