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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: "Hon. Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi" <drbcghl@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs.alexm@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:19:40 +0000
Subject: Give her this code555? that is my instruction.


My good friend.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.


I am using this opportunity to inform you that this business has been concluded with another person who financed it to a logical conclusion. I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.


But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account in London that was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity,
courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course of the transaction.


Subsequently, I had to inform you that I have raised and signed an International ATM MASTER CARD the sum of(us$1.700,000.00), as COMPENSATION to you and I kept it with my account officer Mrs. Alex
in African Development Bank in Cotonou,Benin Republic.At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand.

Please I will like you to accept this with good faith,Also contact Mrs. Lian Alex, so that she will send the ATM CARD to you without any delay and make sure that she register the ATM CARD in a very good courier company.

Give her this code555? that is my instruction.

CONTACT: Mrs. Lian Alex
ADDRESS: Avenidasanto
23, 28004 Cotonou-Benin
REPUBLIC DU BENIN
EMAIL: mrs.alexm@yahoo.com

Therefore, you should send her your full Name and telephone number/your address where you want her to send the ATM CARD to you.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Yours Sincerely
HON.Justice Idiris

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