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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: "Dr.Felix Eugene." <abmmy@violin.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr.Felix Eugene." <edith.patrick1@outlook.fr>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 17:06:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your fund has been transferred and your bank is waiting for you.


My Dear,

am Dr.Felix Eugene,I am the director of a leading bank here in my country Republic of Benin. It is my pleasure to inform you that the sum of (USD$1.3m) One million, three hundred thousand United States Dollars has just been transferred to one of our corresponding banks in your country for immediate payment to you.

The paying bank is now waiting for you to contact them with the back up legal documents for the said fund transferred so that they will remit your fund into your bank account. So you are advice to forward your full name, contact address and telephone number to our Protocol officer in Benin Republic ,to enable her send to you the back up legal documents for the already transferred fund which you will be submitting to the paying bank for them release your fund to you.

You can reach the protocol officer, Madam.Edith Patrick through her email address ( edith.patrick1@outlook.fr ) or telephone number +229 67834207 .

Base on the above information's,you are advise then to co-operate with Madam Edith Patrick so that your documents can be sent to you.

That is it for now and congratulations.

Dr.Felix Eugene.

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