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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.Eric Joyce" <carecostomerr@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bamktrasnfer@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:04:46 -0800
Subject: Hello My Dear,

Hello My Dear,

Whatever reason you have, and whatever you are perceiving as the
reason behind your delay in sending the bank payment processing form
fee should be reconsidered, it is absolutely your responsibility to
pay for your bank payment processing form and after that you will not
pay anything again until you are paid. I would not want you to loose
this money under any circumstances, this fund would be paid to you as
it has already been approved and gazetted for the total reconciliation
of your overdue debts, send the $95 payment processing form fee for
your payment form to be processed and submitted for the payment of
your overdue fund, for the last time, you will never get this
opportunity again from anybody or government, truly the government is
more than ever determined to pay your debts and we have done
everything that is necessary and fundamental for this payment. YOU
WILL NEVER PAY ANYTHING AGAIN, this is boldly written as a guarantee
and can attest to the fact that as soon as we submits your form and
pay the form fee of $95, the waiver form becomes effective and any
and every other charges or dues or levies and all other bills, would
have to be waived or be taken from the principal amount, we have given
you more than enough time and notification on this as we have a given
time and mandate on this overdue debt payment reconciliation.

The bank form fee is clearly written in the form and it is the only
commitment you will ever make over this and as I have written before,
we are rounding up this payment programmed any moment from now, if you
think this is a fluke, then you will have to wait for the official
government gazette that will come out soon after the closure of this
payment programmed, which stipulates the payment schedules and which
has your name and payment information clearly unscripted for
reconciliation, we are not faking the payment, it is for real and you
have just few days to get your fund be paid to you, just fill the form
now and return it with the form fee of $95, and I can assure you,
that you will be paid, forget about what you have experienced in the
past or what you are going through now, just follow our directives and
everything will be done as I have told you, posterity will surely
vindicate us in all the notifications I have been giving you over
this, this fund would be paid to you without any additional bill,
you've got to believe me, I would not want you to loose this fund out
of ignorance. Pay the money today by either western union money
transfer or money gram to our bursar. Even if you cannot be able to
fill the form, just send the money and we will do everything for you.

Receivers Name: Lawrence Ubaraka
Country Benin Republic Cotonou
Test Question: What Color.
Answer: Green
Amount: $95

Make sure that you send the $95 form fee today if you are to benefit
from this payment programmed and get me the payment information
immediately so that we submit your form to the bank tomorrow for the
processing and payment of your inherited fund of $40m as approved.
Very important, Please after sending the money, remember to indicate
to us how you would like your fund be paid to you as that has to be
part of the important items to be included when submitting the form to
the bank, this payment has been programmed to last not more than three
banking days. Find a way to send the money unfailingly today otherwise
we will have no other option than to remove your information from the
payment system.

Thanks and respectfully yours

Mr.Eric Joyce

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