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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: G B <shore.benin.wharf@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 03:01:25 +0000
Subject: Awaiting Response.


Dear Sir,

Would you connect me with a high-class businessman in your area to do business with me? I have a trade directory (catalog) that contains contacts of high-class businessmen in your area. I desperately need to be connected with one of the businessmen. But I am reluctant and unmotivated to contact any of them. Why? I feel they could not trust me due to too much scam mails that circulate nowadays like epidemics.

Recent spreading of scam mails has turn into worldwide signboard. Many people are receiving different types of the scam mails on a daily basis (day in, day out). Usually talks about millions of money that is deposited in banks that should be claimed as lottery or relative of dead person.

I have a rewarding transaction to carryout with a high-class businessman in your area. Anybody who I may try to contact shall think I am one of the scammers who circulate scam mails considering high scale of the scam mails that circulate through internet nowadays. This is why I decided to contact you to confide in you. I need your caring help and companionship in order to accomplish my aim in a hurry.

I ask humbly for you to unite me with a high-class businessman in your area who can take care of CFA-Franc 13,968,034,124.38 XOF for four years. CFA-Franc and XOF are code and symbol of our currency. CFA-Franc 13,968,034,124.38 XOF is equivalent to US Dollar $ 23,137,509.06 USD. It is equivalent to Euro EUR 21,294,130.75 EURO. It is equivalent to British Pound £ 16,166,734.95 GBP. The money is close to me and I want to move the money to foreign bank account. I need a high-class businessman who can take care of the money until four years. That is when I will retire. And I will take-back the money after four years. Would you consider to unite me with a high-class businessman in your area who can take care of the money until four years and return to me the money after the four years without disagreement?

Please send to me your personal (private) e-mail address and phone number. So that I will give you more details about the money; source of the money; and how I have carefully planned to move the money to foreign bank account without attracting Financial-Crimes-Act, such as, money laundering, embezzlement, identity theft, etc.

isakaeno@yahoo.com
isakaeno@hotmail.com

Be aware of these two private e-mail addresses. Send your mail to only the two e-mail addresses. The two e-mail addresses are not connected to my office. I created the two e-mail addresses for this communication including this e-mail that I use now to write to you. Nobody can gain access to the two e-mail addresses except me alone. I repeat; isakaeno@yahoo.com and isakaeno@hotmail.com

TO: isakaeno@yahoo.com
CC: isakaeno@hotmail.com

Communicate to me by English. Although my language is French, I understand English very well. I studied English during period of my schooling in both Primary School, Secondary School and University. So I am conversant in English. You will realize this fact when we talk by telephone.

Awaiting your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Gustave SONON
Minister of Civil Engineering
Public Works and Transportation
Republic of Benin.


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