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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: "Dr. James Kingsley" <baakababa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unbeninjc@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 07:26:55 -0800
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION IS READY

Attention: Beneficiary

We have finally succeeded in getting your ATM CARD PACKAGE worthy of
$10.5 million out for delivery with the help of Att. John Dagar,
Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin which acts as
your foreign Attorney representative here in Benin.

So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the
Agent Mr. John Carter, for your package and every Documents guiding
your delivery is well updated so you are advice to re-confirm your
full delivery information to the delivery Agent right now as he is
currently at Los Angeles International Airport, California with your
ATM CARD package, As he called me this morning to inform me that he
misplaced your delivery address which he has.

So you are advised to reconfirm your full information to the diplomat
and call him with this number (+1) 864 865-4874. So as to have easy
conversation with him and to enable you to give him full direction to
get your package delivered to you and hand you over your package safe
and sound, Furthermore you are advised to be very fast as the Agent
Mr. John Carter has no time to waste due to his flight reschedule.

So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.
(1)Your Full Name=========
(2)Mobile Phone Number====
(3)Current Home Address===
(4)Country================
(5)Nearest Airport =======
(6)A Copy of Your ID For Identification. attached.

As he is at Los Angeles International Airport right now because of the
Searching and Scanning of the package which
made him to misplace your address, So contact him via his email address,

Contact person
Name- Agent Mr. John Carter
E-mail Address (unbeninjc@gmail.com)
Contact number (+1) 864 865-4874

So contact him to deliver your package today or tomorrow morning at
most and get back to me after the delivery.

Regards
Dr. James Kingsley
United Nations Resident Coordinator
Benin Republic
Contact: +299-5559 2726

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