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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: Hon Joshua Benjamin <hon.joshabenjamin@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 04:24:47 -0700
Subject: Re:Contact My Secretary Joshua Benjamin Immediately.

Dear friend,

I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund
Now, I want you to contact my Secretary Joshua Benjamin on the
information below: Name: Joshua Benjamin ,Ask him to send you the
total sum of $2.8 Million US Dollars in a International Atm Visa Card,
which I kept for your compensation fund.

So contact him immediately on his e-mail :( honjbenjamin@hotmail.com)
and Call my Secretary with this Phone Number: +234-8160057102. also
send him the below information to enable him deposit your Atm Visa
Card to DHL COMPANY and note that the only fee you have to pay to DHL
COMPANY is $185 Dollars for DHL Delivery charges.

Try your possible best to send him your full contact information to
enable him move down to the DHL OFFICE to send it to your address once
you send my Secretary the delivery charges.

1. YOUR FULL NAME: ___
2. YOUR ADDRESS: _____
3. YOUR AGE: _________
4. YOUR COUNTRY: _________
5. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ____
6. OCCUPATION: _________


Regards,

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