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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: "Ben Davis" <atul@ahom.tech>
Reply-To: ben.davis9672@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:35:13 +0200
Subject: Hello: Kindly Go Through and Get Back.

Independent National Electorial Council
Office of the secretariat,
Plot, 436 Zambezi Crescent Maitama,
District Fct, Abuja
Nigeria
4th floor, I.n.e.c office.
E-mail: contact@inecnigeria.org

Attn: Dear Friend,

I am sorry if this letter looks embarrassing to you, I know you own a good profile and would not want to be found in any illegal activities, Note that this is not one of such unsolicited emails you receive, and I am Mr. Benjamin Davis the secretary to the above Organization to the Republic of Nigeria. I am in need of your assistance to transfer a huge sum of money into a private account in your country which came as result of the concluded election in my country. We were given a fund of N1trn to conduct a free and fair credible election in the country which was successfully executed, upon the after used expenditures, we were able to actualize the sum of N33bn out of the fund. I was a beneficiary to the fund and was shared a sum of $18million as part of the share of the remaining fund of N33bn (billion naira). For the benefit of doubt I want you to go through this website to confirm my contact with you. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/2015-election-cost-n1-trillion-inec/

I am contacting you to help me in transferring this fund of $18million into a private account there in your country where I will join you once the transfer is concluded. I will also want you to co-operate with me and show all maximum trust, honesty and diligence through out this transaction to enable a legitimate transfer of this fund I promise to give you 30% of this fund if you can agree to assist me and additional 5% for any contingency expenses in course of this transfer will be given to you. However, if you feel you won’t be able to assist me for the effectiveness of this transfer I advice you to willing let me know.

I deposited this fund with an offshore bank in South Africa, "Rand Merchant bank of South Africa" (RMB) with a secret account known to me alone, to be candid, you are the third party I am informing this funds. However, about the next procedure will administered to you once you agree to assist me with this fund and I once again assure that this fund is free of fraud where by all legal documents will be forwarded to you so as to help back up the transfer of this fund. All I need from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal a success.

Yours’ Sincerely

Benjamin Davis

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