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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: THOMAS FLEMING <yarobaba_9@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: THOMAS FLEMING <atmpayment_offic754@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:47:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?UExFQVNFICBET07igJlUIE9WRVItTE9PSyBUSElTIEUtTUFJTC4=?=


FROM IMF HEAD OFFICE COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
 
OFFICE ADDRESS 55 GOV  FRDS JOB 662 COTONOU BENIN
 
 
 
PLEASE  DON’T OVER-LOOK THIS E-MAIL.
 
 
 
MY DEAR  THIS IS MY (10) GOOD YEARS WORKING UNDER (I.M.F) OFFICE AND I
 
HAVE NO CRIMINAL RECORD SO FAR AND IT WILL NOT START IN YOUR OWN TIME
 
RATHER YOU WILL SHOWS YOUR APPRECIATION TO ME BY SENDING ME A GIFT
 
ONCE THIS TRANSFER FINALIZE AND YOU HAVE YOUR FUND RECEIVED AS I
 
PROMISE YOU FROM THE BEGINNING.
 
 
YOU AND I KNOWS THAT  THERE IS SO MANY SCAMS IS GOING AROUND THE
 
GLOBAL WORLD TODAY USING NAMES OF BANKS OFFICES AND COMPANY’S TO SCAM
 
MONEY OUT FROM INNOCENT PEOPLE BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERY BODY
 
IS A SCAM.
 
AS IT STANDS NOW, I HAVE NOTING TO PROVE MYSELF THAT I AM NOT AMONG
 
THE SCAMMERS UNTIL I FULFILLED MY PROMISE BY GETTING YOUR FUND $10.7M
 
TRANSFER TO YOU, THAT IS ONLY WAY I CAN PROVE MYSELF INNOCENT IN THIS
 
MATTER AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I’M DOING SOFAR BY TRY MY BEST TO MAKE
 
SURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND.
 
 
I FEEL THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE NOW IS NOT THAT YOU DON’T HAVE MONEY TO
 
SEND BUT LACK OF TRUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN CHEATED MANY TIMES WITH
 
THIS TRICK OF SENDING MONEY TO MINE PEOPLE RELEASE YOUR FUND .
 
ALTHOUGH, I AM NOT AGAINST WHAT YOU HAVE SAID BECAUSE OF WHAT IS
 
HAPPENING TO PEOPLE IN THIS GLOBLE WORLD TODAY.
 
 
WHICH I KNOW THAT AFTER THIS CHARGE YOUR FUND WILL BEEN TRANSFER TO
 
YOU ,KINDLY GIVE ME THIS LAST CHANCE AND TRUST AND SEE IF I WILL NOT
 
FULFILLED MY PROMISE TO YOU BY GETTING YOUR FUND TO YOU WITH OUT ANY
 
FURTHER DELAYS AND REMEMBER THAT THIS WILL BE MY LAST CHANCE TO PROVE
 
MYSELF INNOCENT,
 
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT AFTER YOU SEND THE $58.00 YOUR FUND WILL
 
 
BE TRANSFER TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.
 
RECEIVER NAME  JERRY UDE
 
COUNTRY  / BENIN REPUBLIC
 
CITY  / COTONOU
 
QUESTION... IN GOD?
 
ANSWER... WE TRUST
 
AMOUNT=====$58.00 USD
 
SENDERS NAME=====
 
MTCN#
 
PHONE NO:
 
 
 
SEND THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO ME WHICH ARE SENDERS NAME AND ADDRESS,
 
MTCN NUMBER, TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER USED AND THE AMOUNT SENT.
 
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
 
 
 
THANKS AS I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE
 
THOMAS FLEMING

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