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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 DR. CHRISTIAN lkem" <shini.gami@alice.it>
Reply-To: ecobank444@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:48:41 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Eco bank Benin Republic Plc West Africa

Before I commence I will like to Introduce myself to you,my name is Rev Dr
Victor Christian the new director officer of Eco bank Benin Republic Plc
West
Africa, my dear, I want to use this opportunity to inform you that I am now
the
director and it have not been a month now, so I went through the scheme of
work
of this honourable bank and find that your name and
your fund valued $4.8 million dollars was here for six months.

So it amaze me so much and then I went to the office of IMF office Benin and
reported this to them to know what is their aim and they told me that bank
former director Favour Okeke was the one that curse all this he collect money
for peoples and then refuse to wired their fund to them, so my dear the Lord
I serve will not allow such to happen here in my seat, so I hereby to declare
to you now to get us your full information so that your fund will be wired
into
you account immediately ok without wasting time, I do not like betraying
people and no one will do such to me. Below are our contact information
contact
REV DR. CHRISTIAN lkem

Your are free to call us @(((+22968690843 contant email ecobank444@yahoo.fr
This is what we needed from you now so that your fund will
be wired through this bank immediately,

Your account number========
Name of bank===========
Bank address============
Bank user name==========
Routing number==========
Your country============
Home address============
Copy of id==============
Your phone number==========
Your occupation ============

Once you forward this to this bank, I assure you that you
are to receive your fund within 74hrs okay, you can call
with this line (+22968690843
Thanks and remain bless, my regards to your family.
REV DR. CHRISTIAN lkem

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