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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: "Abraham Beniam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abrabeniam3@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 13:05:26 -0800
Subject: From Abraham Beniaiam ( Your Compersation Payment.)

Attention Fund Beneficiary,

My name is Mr Abraham Beniam, a British National. I am a Financial
Consultant with the UNITED NATIONS LONDON. Be xxxrmed today that I have
arranged with our delivery officer to move the sum of Five Million United
States Dollars through our diplomatic immunity Connection for delivery to you.

The amount of FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$5M) in one hundred dollar Denomination
as cash consignment in a SuitCase for delivery to you as Part Payment of Your outstanding Payment to you .

However, I want to xxxrm you that there is a security code on the face of
the currency which we used to beat any electronic search on departure and
arrival of the consignment in Paris, France, our place of delivery .

Our delivery officer will remove the security code on the face of the fund when
he meets with you in Paris, France to make the fund spendable and good for deposition in your bank.

Keep me xxxrmed of your seriousness and readiness to Claim this your part payment.

REPLY THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS abrahbeniam3@gmail.com

I look forward to your response to proceed if you're interested.
FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS:
COPY OF STATE ID:
YOUR COUNTRY: A
YOUR OCCUPATION:

Best Regards,
Abraham Beniam

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