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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: Eric Ken <useoffice24@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Eric Ken <eric.ken20@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:24:22 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTENTION


  I'm Diplomatic Agent
Mr.Eric Ken I have been trying to reach you on your Email
about an hour now,
just to inform you about my successful arrival in Washington
Dulles International Airport (IAD),
Sterling, VA 20166, USA, with your box of consignment Box
worth $7.9 Million Dollars which I have
been instructed by DHL EXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY to
be delivered to you.

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 I presented but the only thing
that is still keeping me here is the
airport Antidrug/terrorist clearance certificate  and
International Delivery Permit which is not placed
on the package, one of the Airport Authority has advise that
we get the delivery tag so that I can exit
the airport immediately and make my delivery successful.

I try to reason with them and they stated the delivery tag
will cost us just $50 Dollars only to get the
two documents placed on the packages as that documents will
enable me.Please try as much as you can to reach
me on Phone below  as I can not afford to spend much
time here You can direct the tag fee to our Head Office
as they will get it here for you and they are entitled to
receive and make any payment to foreign
countries authority. Email me with below information to
enable me know your arrangement for the
$50. EMAIL :(eric.ken20@yahoo.fr)

Meanwhile you are advice to reconfirm the below
information upon contacting
us to avoid delivery to wrong person.
1-  Your Full Name
2-  Your Delivery Address
3-  Your Contact Telephone Number
4-  Your Occupation
5-  Your Identification (Passport number or ID
Card number)
Below is the information where the payment of $50 will
be transfer to
Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic where the
Tag Deliver will be
issue in your name.

Here is the receiver in formations
1.RECEIVER NAME:......MR.FRANCIS OTOTOU
2.COUNTRY:...........Benin Republic
3.CITY :...............Cotonou.
4..TEST QUESTION:...Urgent
5.TEST ANSWER:......Today
MTCN:...............
SENDER NAME:...............
Amount.................$50

Email me the payment information as soon as you made the
payment available to the name of
MR.FRANCIS OTOTOU in Federal Ministry of Finance. Email
:(eric.ken20@yahoo.fr)
Regard
DIPLOMATIC Mr.Eric Ken

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