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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: "Mr James Ben" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesmanben@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:47:52 +0300
Subject: YOU HAVE BEEN CHOICE FOR THE CHARITY PROJECT AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
 
My name is James Ben  am 63 yrs old of age and I stay  in  Settle Washington USA. I am a good merchant, I  have several  industrial companies and good share in  various banks in the world. I  spend all  my life
on investment and corporate business .I am tire of making money i want to offer most of my funds to the society and people in the world for the good use of some funds and manage it well.Hope you are fine.I want you to know that i have contacted a good  finance man and i explain to him about the charity project i have offer to you and he should make out arrangement to release the whole total deposited sum of $19,250,000.00 million dollars to you ,so you will manage this funds and use it well ,which the finance man agree with me and promise to work with you and  to make sure this funds payment is release to you as the beneficiary of this funds
project.I also want this to be clear to you that you do not need to pay any penny from your pocket because he will make out the necessary arrangement for the fees that will be needed for the documentation certificates.
 
the fees for the documentation and the clearance certificate will require almost $750,000.00 thousand dollars.The finance client will help you out and finance the fees pay off,so the documentation will be on your name and your funds ll be wire transfer to your account.All you have to do is to be complete honest and concern to do this transaction and follow up with the instruction that will be given to you.Thanks for Your understanding and concern regards the release of your funds payment to you in the sum of $19,250,000.00 million dollars. The require charges fees for the documentation  certificate which will cost almost $750,000K dollars will be issue out to you inform of through a business acct you will set up for the transaction.The finance man in charge will transfer the $750,000K  potion by potion into the acct you are to set up ,so you will receive the document fees and forward it to the board of directors so it will be use for the preparation of your documentation certificates  and the
 
Hope this message is clear and let me know if you you are interested and still want to proceed and complete this charity project ,so the funds payment of $19,250,000.00 million dollars will be release to you and you will manage the money well and expand your business and assist the needed people in your city. email me back with your full name and address cell and land phone numbers,as soon as i hear back from you and confirm your interest i will direct you to the finance man that will commence with the documentation certificate fees and the processing of the funds payment.
 
I also want you to know that if you are not capable to manage this amount of money and you will not be able to set up a business account for this project please do not reply back.I only need someone that can manage this funds and set up a business acct for the payment transfer and also have a good business plan on how to invest this funds wisely and use it in a good way for the betterment of the society in general.
 
Mr James Ben
 

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