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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: Williams Benson <williamsben012@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Williams Benson <jimpaul3@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 07:17:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE: REF: TRANSFER DETAIL OF $5000 USD


 Good Day :My Dear.
 
 I wish to use this medium to inform you that you are
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE Payment of US$1.500,000.00 ) from Ministry Of
Finance have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward
Transfer to you through via an COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE which was
signed this morning to send you with sum of $5000, But the maximum
they can send to your address are 3 payments per day which sum of
$15,000.00 only.
 
We have mandated to contact COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE Director
Rev.Jimpaul Johnson, ask him to starts send your first $5000
immediately from your USD$1.500,000.00 You are therefore advice to
contact them with these their contact Details listed below.
 
Contact Person: REV.JIMPAUL JOHNSON.
EMAIL address: (  jimpaul3@hotmail.com)
Open phone number: +234-816 670 7793.
 
Tell REV.JIMPAUL JOHNSON, that you received a message from the
Ministry Of Finance Instructing him to starts send your
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE Payment of US$1.500,000.00 with sum of $5000 and
you allowed to received 3 payments per day which is sum of $15,000.00
only.
 
 Remember to send him your following Receiver Information where he will
send your first $5000 to you.
 
Your Receiver name----
 
 Country----
 
 City----
 
 Address-----
 
 Direct phone Number-----
 
Occupation----
 
Age &`sex----
 
copy your id or passport---
 
 
where you want him to send the first $5000 to you. We are very sorry
for the plight you have gone through in the past Years. Thanks for
adhering to this instruction and once again accept our
Congratulations.
 
YOURS IN SERVICE.
 
 Mr.Williams Benson

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