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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: ENERGIEPLUS PAWER <energiepluspawer@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:01:13 +0200
Subject: Proposal for transfer of funds

Rooms Binouyo Eric and AssociatesAddress: 01 BP 2046 Elites
CotonouIndustrial District, Republic of Benin
Attn: I am a lawyer Eric Binouyo staff attorney Ing.
Michael Jonak, a foreign entrepreneur, who has worked with a
multinational oil company here CotonouRepublic Benin. December 25,
2003, my client, a national of your country, an oil merchant /
contractor with the Federal Government of Benin, until his death a few
years ago, he died with his entire family of a wife children and two
727Horrible accident Boeing air. With all his family were among the
victims of December 25, 2003, Air-Crash .. For more information on the
plane crash, you can visit the CNN web news for the tragedy, please
visit this site: africa/12/26/benin.crash http://www.cnn.com/2003/
WORLD / Before his death, he had a bank account in the amount of $
28.7 million (U.S. $ 28.700M). According to the Benin Law, at the
expiration of six years, if nobody applies to claim the funds a grace
of thirty days (6) months before themoney will be given back to the
property of the Treasury
Government of Benin. I seek the consent to present you as the next
legitimate relative of my late client, since you are a foreigner like
him, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you, so that
the fruits of labor of this man n do not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials who will later use the money to finance
the war in Africa and kill innocent citizens in the
seek political power. You can give me a call for more explanations and
details.Lawyer Eric Binouyo

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