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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: Email ADMIN <francoisboniyayi15@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 02:27:20 -0700
Subject: Business Proposal

Dear Sir,

With due respect, my name is Francois Boni Yayi. The son of the president
of Benin Republic.
I went through your profile in the internet and found your company and
business experience worthy.
I hereby propose to invest in your Company Business. I have ( $32, 000,
000M ) Thirty two million
USA dollars which i will like to invest in your company or open a new
company, in your country or any
country of your choice.If your are interested then forward the following
to enable us proceed.

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Mobile Number
(3) Age

For immediate processing of the funds to you in your country, i look
forward to your urgent
reply to my email address: francoisboniyayi@yandex.com

Regards
Francois Boni Yayi
francoisboniyayi@yandex.com

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