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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: Allen Bernard <allenbess1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:20:02 -0700
Subject: FROM MR ALLEN

I am Mr Allen Benard from Russia, Forgive me my English is not good, I was
retired from Russian Gas Energy sector in Moscow. I have secret dealings
I want to use you as the beneficiary to transfer the funds aboard. The deal
is 100% risk free, There was budget in 2007 in Gas sector by Soviet union
to enlarge the Gas sector during my time in the office as the general
executive director, This fund was deposited at Halifax Bank Norway.

I will give you the full details about the fund as soon as you indicate
your interest and capability to protect this fund when it arrives your
personal bank account in your country. Kindly drop your telephone number
for me to contact you immediate. My assurance to you as the depositor is
that I will give you the whole legal documents to present to Norway
government as the real beneficiary of the fund .


Thank you

Mr Allen Benard.
Russia, *Moscow*, 107078, Novaya Basmannaya str

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