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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: "Rev.Fr.Basile Forster" <.Forster@voice.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Rev.Fr.Basile Forster" <anita.nwekeze@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:29:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: VERY URGENT



Good news our dear beneficiary, this is to inform you about your consignment box that worth about (SEVEN Million United State Dollars). This compensation payment has been approved by the Benin Government, with the help of Rev Fr Basile Forster. Simply contact Diplomat Anita Nwekeze on her email address anita.nwekeze@gmail.com, with your Full Name....................
Country......................
Mobile phone No..............
House address................
Your Nearest airport.........
Your personal code to the box is XLA21492014SD, and the color is silver. NB indicate this code to the diplomat Anita, so that she can no that you are the rightful owner of the box. Note that this is from the Bank Of Africa funding and support programme where your name where selected through a carefully African web gathering of data in electronic base systems. For more information you can contact to the office of the director dhl company Mr AHMED YAKI, on +229 99 98 48 66.

Best regard
Rev.Fr.Basile Forster

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