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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: Justice Ben Kioko <erikudah@aol.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:38:57 +0100
Subject: Attn: fund beneficiary



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Attention beneficiary.

I am Justice Ben Kioko of the African Court on human rights.Your case file has
been treated today and your funds are fully recovered.Recall that we got the
first report about your funds in 2017 but all our efforts to trace and track the
root of the misappropriation proved abortive.In June 2018,we received the second
batch of lists of foreign beneficiaries/investors/contractors whose payments
were still pending due to miscreants hiding under the umbrella of fake
government officials to carry out their illicit act.Your case file appeared in
the list again.

This time,with the help of African Union(AU),European Union(EU) and U.S central
Intelligence Agency(CIA), a joint bureau was set up to help combat CYBER CRIMES
and other numerous online fraudulent activities.Before the turn of the
year,there were serious improvements in the six months of Joint Anti Fraud
Operation and many funds were recovered. Without wasting much of your time,we
have summed up all your inheritance and compensation funds that were of African
origin and the total is $10,500,000.00(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars Only).

The above mentioned funds is the only legitimate payment we could trace from
your file and we have moved it immediately to the treasury department of the
united states were it will be paid directly to you once you made contact with
them.Note; if you continue your previous deals with those offices after this
letter,any further loss or damage encountered is at your own risk and we cannot
be held responsible for your case anymore.So contact Mr Jean William with the
below information and direct him where and how you would like to receive your
$10.5 Million USD.

Contact Person.....Mr Robin Staten
Tel....+1 (617) 752 6340
Email.....erikudah@aol.com

Make sure you contact him today because he will be waiting for you to know where
and how you want payments to be made to you.Remember to reconfirm your contact
details including your phone number to him when responding to enable him verify
your identity. For more information about your fund and African court on human
right,visit: http://www.african-court.org/en/
Thanks and have prosperous 2019.

Regards,
Justice Ben Kioko
(Vice President) African court on human right.
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Court) is a continental
court established by African countries to ensure protection of human and
peoples’ rights in Africa.
african-court.org

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