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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: "Diplomat Ben Eric" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.beneric1111@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:45:10 -0700
Subject: FROM DIPLOMAT BEN ERIC

 
FROM DIPLOMAT BEN ERIC
 
 
 
 
I'm Diplomat Ben Eric; I have been trying to reach you on your
telephone about an hour now just to inform you about my successful
arrival in Charlotte Douglas International Airport with your two consignment boxes
worth $9.5 Million United State Dollars which I have been instructed by President of Federal Republic of Nigeria to be delivered
to you. please kindly reconfirm to me your destination information.
 
The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to
prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud
money, I have presented the papers I handed to them and they are very
much pleased with the papers Please try and reach me with my
international roaming number +1(646)5713084  as I can not afford to
spend more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of in
New Mexico.
 
I want you to know that you have 24 hours to call me on phone
+1(646)5713084  As you may know I do not want the security company
where this Consignment is lodged to start raising an eye brow because
of the length of time it has stayed. However, before the delivery is
effected, we need you to reconfirm the following information so that
the funds will not be delivered to someone else.
1.Full Name
2.Residential Address
3.Direct Telephone Numbers,
After verification of the information with what I have on file,I shall
contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will
be bringing your package to your residential address. Send the
requested information so that we can proceed.
Regard.
Diplomat Ben Eric
Phone +1 (646) 571 3084
 

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