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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.CHRISTIAN Paul" <"www."@opal.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr.CHRISTIAN Paul" <ecobankplc096@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 22:43:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dr.CHRISTIAN Paul

Before I commence I will like to Introduce myself to you,my name is Mr CHRISTIAN Paul 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 $7.8 million dollars was here for long.

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 the former bank director Mr.Favour Okeke was the one that
curse all this he collected money from the peoples and then refuse to wired their fund to them, so my dear, the Lord I serve will not allow such to happen here while am in the
office, so I hereby to declare to you now to funish us with your full information so that your fund will be wired into your account immediately, 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

You are free to call us @((+229 68484078))
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
SWIFT CODE:
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, you can call with this line (+226
+229 68484078) Thanks and remain bless, my regards to your family.
Dr.CHRISTIAN Paul

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