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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.Benard Obi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <benardobi1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 23:57:59 -0800
Subject: YOUR REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $8.5MILLION USD.

From: Dr Benard Obi,
Director Zenith Bank Compensation Payment Department
Email: dr.benardobi148@yahoo.pt
 
 
2016 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENTS FMF
 
YOUR REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $8.5MILLION USD.
 
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from Zenith Bank Of Nigeria  to pay 20 Nigerian scam victims $8.5 Million USD each,you are listed and
approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims, get back to me as soon as possible with a scanned copy of your international passports or drivers
license for identifications and for the immediate payment of your $8.5 Million compensation funds.
 
On this faithful recommendations,I want you to know that during the last C.B.N. meetings held recently at Abuja Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of
the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today,in other to
retain the good image of the country,the president of the country is now paying 20 victims of this operators $8.5 Million USD each,Due to the corrupt and
inefficient banking systems in Nigeria,the payments are to be paid by Zenith Bank Of Nigeria as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the
Central Bank of Nigeria(C.B.N.).
 
According to the number of applicants at hand, 12 beneficiaries has been paid,half of the victims are from the United States,we still have more 8 left
to be paid the compensations of $8.5 Million each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria/London as one of
their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any reason what so ever,the US secret
service is already on trace of the criminals.
 
Many banks have been in bankruptcy today, Universal firms, Companies and individuals due to the activity of these hoodlums. However, investigation have
shown that these people have dropped over 5,000 victims after collecting their money false fully, many committed suicide and others living by the grace of God
in bankruptcy.
 
You can receive your compensations payments via any of the both options you choose, Account To Account Fast Wire Transfer, Delivery through a Diplomatic
agent or Atm Card Payment Mode, I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you,send a copy of your response to my private
email:dr.benardobi148@yahoo.pt and call me (+234.8152607219) immediately you receive this urgent message. make sure you contact me with this email address:
dr.benardobi148@yahoo.pt
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Dr. Benard Obi,
Director Compensation Payment Department.
Email: dr.benardobi148@yahoo.pt
N/B: Please call me (+234.8152607219) for your response.

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