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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: "Mr. Ben Bright" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <benbright308@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:29:13 +0200
Subject: LETS WORK TOGETHER

Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Ben Bright, the Director of Audit of a Finance House here in London. I saw your contact during my private search at the information centre and I have a deep believe that you will be very honest, committed and capable of assisting me in this business venture.

It is based on this that I am contacting you to stand as the beneficiary to a late client of the Finance House a business mogul Late Mr. john Lambert, an American, who died in a plane crash a year ago, with his family members. so that the total sum of £ 16.5 million (sixteen million five hundred pounds) account will be released and paid to you as the beneficiary to the deceased.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction,and the confidentiality herein.Now our Finance House has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that.

I personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for the past years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 16.5 million pounds can be paid to you.

This will be shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please, provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through. this is very very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name:
2. Direct Phone Number:
3. Your contact address:
4. Your Occupation:
5. Your Nationality:
6. Gender / Age:

Urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Ben Bright

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