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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Office of the President" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <africdevelopmentbankfilee@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 23:03:29 -0800
Subject: Long Overdue Fund

Office of the Presidency
Republic of Benin
Cotonou Benin.
 
This to inform you that due to various complains from the outside World, the new Government of Cotonou Benin Republic under newly elected President Patrice Talon had decided to pay all scam victims in our beloved country, the sum of US$2.5M as compensation.
 
In the line of the above, you are requested to send your name, your address, your country of origin as well as your phone number, to African Development Bank which the Presidency had approved as the paying bank with this  contact information below:
 
Mr. Paul Johnson
Area Manager
African Development Bank
Cotonou Benin Republic
Email: africdevelopmentbankfilee@gmail.com
Note that every necessary documents will be provided for this transaction. No body will demand for one document or the other, the Government had dully provided it for successful transfer of this compensation to your Account.
 
Yours Faithfully,
D-r Djurkova
Secretary to the President on Financial Matters.

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