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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: "SABESTINE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <1539906848@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:10:48 +0200
Subject: TRUST

Dear Friend,
 
Compliment of the new week, My name is Mr Sabestine Okro I am the Manager of Facto Trust bank, I am 54 yrs old man, I have occupied this position for the past 13yrs.The reason I contacted you is thus In my bank, we have a customer who based here in Cotonou with his entire family, has been banking with our bank for the past 9yrs, he was an oil Exporter with the Rezayat Trading Company National Petroleum Corporation [RNPC].
 
Suddenly, he was driving home with his wife and two kids, their car ran into a Trailer load of wood at PORT NOVO-PARAKOU Express high way, their car got burnt that no soul survived in the accident, he died with his entire family, their bodies was buried at Benin Cemetery on the 18th of August 2008, his pictures was advertised all over the TV International Stations.
 
Sir, this our customer deposited US$50.5 million United state of American Dollars with a security company here in Benin, and since his death, our officials has tried their possible means of reaching his family members or his distant relatives to come and claim his money, but they were no where to be found,the security company officials has sent a massage to his Embassy to help us locate any of his family members to come and claim his money or anybody that can stand as Next of kin to claim from the bank, but till date,his Ambassador where not able to locate his family members.
 
Right now the Facto Trust , has mandated that by the end of this year, if none of his family members or his relatives or his Business associate/ anybody who can stand as a next of kin for the claiming of his funds, the bank will move this fund to the bank export account,and the bank will be trading/importing Goods from his account, which means the bank will be using his money for turnover. Sir, the reason I contacted you is this:
 
I want you to assist me receive this money into your account abroad, I only want you to stand as the far distant relative to our late customer, on this note, you will only write an application letter to the bank requesting the funds to be wired into your account as the next of Kin to our late Customer who died in Auto Accident. As soon as the funds are wired into your account.
 
i will give you 35% for assisting me while 60% is for me while 5% is map out for any expenses.you will be the one to provide account which will be use to transfer the funds into your account. pls forward your telephone and fax number to me for easier communication and full address, scan copy passport or Driving licence/IDcard for further processing about the fund to get to your account as the beneficiary.
 
 
Remain Bless,
Mr.Sabestine Okro
Email:sabestineokro@yahoo.com
 

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