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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: johan benade <johanbenade213@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <johanbenade1@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:41:51 +0200
Subject: Dear Respected One.




Dear Respected One.

Firstly, I apologize for sending you this
sensitive information via E-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail.
This is due to the urgency and importance of the information. I am
account manager with one of the leading banks in Republic of South
Africa, in my bank I discovered an abandoned large sum of fund totaling
(US$14.5M) belonging to one of our foreign customers, who was involved
in a horrible accident in the year 2007 along with his wife and three
children.

I am therefore, seeking for your co-operation to front
you as the beneficiary of the funds he left behind since there is no
other next of kin to claim the funds as shown on his record with my
bank. The Strategy is to use my influence as branch account manager to
provide you with the relevant information's that has to do with the
said account, which will enable you put in application for the claim of
the USD14.5 Million on your favour.

However, before further
details of this laudable transaction will be revealed to you. I must be
convinced of your integrity, transparency and honest, so I will require
from the following details. Your names in full, Your office or
residential address, Your occupation and place of work, Your direct
contact numbers cell phone and fax, Your age, Your marital status.

Upon
receipt of this information's, I shall advice you further on a possible
way forward regarding how to apply for the funds.Remember to send your
response below email id:johanbenade46@ymail.com

I await your urgent response.
Mr. Johan Benade

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