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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: "Capt.Joyce Benac" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <benacljoy66@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:54:08 +0100
Subject: Hello dear friend,

Hello dear friend,



I am sorry to approach your privacy in this manner, I got your contact
through the Trade Center Chambers of Commerce directory here in Iraq and
found it pleasurable to contact you for my partnership in this and I only
pray at this time that your address is still valid.

I want to solicit your attention to receive money on my behalf. I am
Capt.Joyce Benac, an officer in the US Army, and also a West Point Graduate
presently serving in the Military with the 82nd Air Borne Division
Peacekeeping force in Baghdad, Iraq.

I am on the move to Afghanistan from Iraq as the last batch just left, and
I really need your help in assisting me with the safe keeping

of two military trunk boxes containing wealth from Iraq.

I hope you can be trusted? Kindly view this news blog below for some info :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7444083.stm

If you can be trusted, I will explain further when I get a response from
you. Please reply to me immediately if you want to help me with

your full contact information such as your full name, home address, phone
number and a scan copy of your identification.

Reply immediately for it is an urgent matter. Kindly delete this mail if
you are not interested. Thank you.



Yours Truly

Capt.Joyce Benac
benacljoy66@gmail.com

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