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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: Robert roe <robertroy970@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnmark1998@post.cz
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:29:12 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION,

HEADQUARTER :10084 BP AKPAKPA COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC,WEST AFRICAN.
TELETEXT:+229 6804 1391
21/3 /2018

Dear friend,

I am obliged to inform you that our Government Federal republic of
Benin {FRB} has mapped out the total sum of $800.000.00 from the
compensation Office for all your past efforts and attempts to assist
us in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow Now
contact our payment secretary Office in Cotonou Benin republic to
receive your compensation funds.

Contact person: name is Mr.John Mark, his email address is (
johnmark1998@post.cz) ask him to send you the total $800.000.00 bank
draft or bytransfering into your private or company bank account of
your choice.We appreciated your efforts at that time very much.So feel
free and get in touched with the secretary officer Mr.John Mark and
instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let our department know immediately you receive it so that
we can keep the records properly.Remember that we had forwarded
instruction to the secretary office on your behalf,so feel free to
contact him now to enable him send your money to you without any
delay.

My regards to you and your
Mr.Robert roe

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