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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: MR JAMES BILL <"www."@road.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MR JAMES BILL <gtbankinge@web.co.zw>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 20:55:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT FILE

Good day,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those fund transferred under the help of my new partner from Israel. Presently I'm in Israel for investment projects with my own share of the fund. meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and all the attempts you made to assist me despite that it failed us some how. Now, I want you to contact the GT Bank director WILLIAM PETER for your $2,4Million which I deposited them as your compensation for your past effort to assist me, his name is –William peter----- in Benin Republic EMAIL gtbankinge@web.co.zw ask him that you want to receive your valued $2.4 Million USD which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts you made to assist me in the past transfer. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with the GT Bank director and instruct him how you want to receive the $2,4m like by ATM CARD OR BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER , do let me know once you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time.
Regards,


MR JAMES BILL

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