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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: ben chrsit <benchdffet657@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: ben chrsit <benchrist121@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:05:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Relationship


FROM: Mr. Ben Christopher
MISSIONARY QUARTERS
                                                                            
Dearest

With regard to your reputation and co-worshipper of God who will not disappoint me nor deny me in faith, I am directing this letter of assistance to you.

I am Mr. Ben Christopher. The only son of late Mr. Christopher from Republic of Zimbabwe in desire to get somebody who will safe guard my interest.

Briefly, my father Mr. Christopher. Was a Gold and Cocoa merchant who based in Nigeria and had a branch office in Accra Ghana.

My father was a wealthy Gold/Cocoa merchant who has business in many countries in Europe, America and Asian countries. According to my father, my own mother died when I was about six years of age which means that I did not even know my mother very well.

The story is that my late father Mr. Christopher. Was poisoned to death by his business associates, and he died in a private hospital here in Nigeria But when he was about to die, he called me beside his sick bed and told me that he deposited the sum of SIX Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$6.7M) in a suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Nigeria.

This money was kept in my late father's name. Right now I am a first year student of business management in one of the University here.

My only problem now is that since my father has been poisoned to death by his business associates, I don’t even trust any other person here again including my father’s brothers and sisters. Right now, I want you to help me in the following ways:

1) I want you to provide a bank account where this amount here (US$6.7M) can be transferred.

2) You are going to be the manager of this fund and also my personal guardian until I finished my studies.

3) You are going to procure admissions for me to continue my studies in one of the known university in your country.

4) You are going to receive 25% of the total sum for providing a bank account for this transfer.

I appreciate if you consider my condition and help me, and I will be willing to proceed with you as soon as I receive your response. This is a house of a sister who saw my condition and decided to house me for a while.

This Business is high Confidential because none of my late Father's Brothers and Sisters knows about this transaction.

This is my personal direct cell number. + 234 7069720158.

You can as well send SMS text message in my number above I will get back to you as soon as I hear from you through E-mail, phone call or SMS.

Please get back to me through this E-mail  benchrist234@yahoo.com

Waiting for your immediate response.

Thanks for your understanding

Mr. Ben Christopher


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