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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: Dr.Benjamin WilliamTimothy <dr.benjamint@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <Dr.Benjamin.WilliamTimothy@dr.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:56:36 +0100
Subject: Ref.Debt Collector in Usa.


Ref.Debt Collector in Usa.


I have an outstanding invioce of
$80533,23 owed to me by an American company for about 9 months now I
want you to look for debt collectors to collect the money on your
behalf. I will make you an administrator and once they collect the
debt,they will pay it to you and you can use it for your project.

So
now start calling debt collectors,usualyy Business to Business debt
collectors or attorneys. Once you get a good one,let me know so I can
send you the invioce and the company information you can sign up with
them. I know the company will pay once the debt collector contacts
them.

Very Important: Ask the debt collection agency call how
long it will take them to pay you once they debtor pays them,that is
once they collect the money from the company,how long will it take them
to transfer the money to you after taking their commision.

I
know the debtor company will pay once the collectors threaten them with
Lawsuites and negative reporting with DUN and BRADSTREET. So hurry up
and sign with them so they can start paying

Regards
Dr.Benjamin .W.Timothy

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