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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: Josephat Willis <fxcr229@gmail.com>
Reply-To: josephatwillis@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:45:57 -0500
Subject: Please do welcome this letter from BENIN.



Direct E-mail Contact: josephatwillis@yahoo.com.ph

Dear Friend.


I am writing to seek your cooperation over this business, Please do
welcome this letter from BENIN.I am (Mr. Josephat Willis) accountant
Director at African Development Bank (ADB BENIN) With due respect, I
have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
beneficial to both of us and our family as i believe God directed me
to you.

At the bank's last accounts/auditing evaluations for year 2013, my
staffs came across an old account which was being maintained by a
foreign client who used to reside in Cotonou, Benin Republic whom we
learned was among the deceased passengers of AUTO-CRASH accident on
November 2007 in Cotonou City of Benin Republic, the deceased was
unable to run this account since his death, This bank account has
remained dormant without the knowledge of his family as the funds was
placed in fixed deposit account in my bank for future investment by
the client and we have tried to contact his next of the kin but our
effort was in vain so we later gathered that every body in his family
died in the Accident as the entire family was travelling from Nairobi
to another city before the Auto-crash.


Since his demise, even other members of his family haven't applied for
the claims of this fund and it has been in the safe deposit account
until I discovered that it cannot be claimed since our client is a
foreign national and we are sure that he has no next of kin here to
file claims over the claim of the funds as he passed away with his
entire family. As the director of the department, this discovery was
brought to my office so as to decide what is to be done.



I decided to seek ways through which to transfer this money out of the
bank and out of the country too to use it to help the less privilege
and myself including whom will help me get this transfer done instead
of allowing this funds to be divert to the Govt Treasury account.

The total amount in the account is Forty million five hundred thousand
dollars only (USD40,500,000.00).with my positions as the director of
the bank, I am handicapped because I cannot operate foreign accounts
and cannot lay bonafide claim over this money so i need your
assistance. The client was a foreign national and i am just asking you
to act as his next of kin and I will supply you with all the necessary
information and bank data to assist you in being able to apply as the
next of
kin to this account then i will authorize my staffs to release the
funds to you.



The total sum will be shared as follows: 40% for me, 35% for you then
%25 percent go to the less Privilege and Charity home worldwide in our
name meanwhile whatever expenses incidental occur during the transfer
will be footed by both of us as partner to avoid delays. The transfer
is risk free on both sides hence you are going to follow my
instruction till the fund is transfer to your bank account. Since I
work in this bank that is why you should be confident in the success
of this transaction because you will be updated with information as at
when desired.

I will wish you to keep this transaction secret and confidential as I
am hoping to retire with my share of this money at the end of
transaction which will be when this money is safe in your account. I
will then come over to your country for sharing of the funds according
to the previously agreed percentages. You might even have to advise me
on possibilities of investment in your country or elsewhere of our
choice.

May God help you to help me to a restive retirement. Please for
further information and enquirers feel free to contact me back
immediately for more explanation and better understanding.



Come up with the information's stated below please for easy communications:



1. Your full name_______________________

2. Your contact cell phone number________

3. Your age____________________________

4. Your sex_____________________________

5. Your occupations______________________

6. Your country and city_________________

I am waiting for your urgent response!!!

Thanks and remain blessed

Mr Josephat Willis
Reply:: josephatwillis@yahoo.com.ph

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