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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: john yatch <"yatch."@axel.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: john yatch <probert222211@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 08:41:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re: Honestly I am just disappointed at your behavior

Honestly I am just disappointed at your behavior because you know that i am a man of God and cannot deceive you. just pay the $78.00 Dollars and leave me and my God, because God is watching me if i am telling you lies. I know it is because of your past experience that make you not to believe me, but i told you before God is my wittiness that i cannot deceive you
because bible says what shall it profit a man to gain all material things and loose his soul.

I told you earlier just drop your old experience and follow my instruction as man of God and you will know what it means to follow somebody that fears God. I Pastor Kent swear to God,if I fail to transfer your daily payment of $7,000.00 within 1 hour after you send the $78.00 as I promise, then let God Take my life, I cannot fail you,I promise you. don't fear as soon as you sent the $78.00 Dollars today please leave the rest to me and see if i am lying to you or not because i can not use my life swear because of $78.00.

How can i swear with my life because of this Funds,but is to show you that i am telling you the truth. We the Western Union agency is here to assure you that your total funds of $500,000.00 US Dollars will be transfer to you through our rules of sending money world wide. Your information on where to send your fund through western union has been noted in our
department this morning but you are required to send to us the sum of $78.00 Dollars for Inco-transfer Programming charges before the exercise will take place.

This payment should be send to us through western union money transfer before we can proceed for the wiring of your funds $7,000.00 daily. Here is info and how you should send the required $78.00 Dollars via Money Gram, and Be rest assure no more payment after you send this very $78.00 US Dollars.

Use below information in sending the required $78.00 ONLY through MONEY
GRAM,,,

Receiver's first name....Paul
Receiver's Last name... Eddy
Country....Benin,
City.....Cotonou,
Text Question....Present Year?
Answer.....2017
Text with payment MTCN details once you are done in sending it

Waiting your vital response and remain bless.Signed. Special Agent in
Charge Pastor Kent send SMS Text at +1 856-334-1681

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