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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: Frank Jerry <andystowell001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wilsonjeff304@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 11:20:16 +0100
Subject: SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION $100,000 USD.

SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION $100,000 USD.

Good day to you dear beneficiary. I am Jeff Wilson the Director
of Ministry Of Fiance Benin Republic I am writing this email to
inform you that after the several meeting held in my office last week
which consist between the United States Embassy Benin and the United
Nations, African ECO-WAS we have deliberate and concluded that you
will be compensated with all the money you have loosed in the hands of
Africans and most especially BENIN REPUBLIC precisely.

After receiving many complaints that many was scammed through WESTERN
UNION,MONEY GRAM, BANK TRANSFER AND DELIVERY COURIER COMPANIES
including CHAMBERS as well, so I’m pleading with all scammed citizens
that anyone who has been scammed due to one reason or the other and
for anything would be compensated Back and no matter your country or
continent,USA, ASIA PACIFIC,EUROPE, ETC. all scammed person(s) would
be compensated and would be sent their Compensation funds, Please If
you found this message in your spam folder, it could be due to your
Internet Service Provider, ISP. So move to your inbox before your
reply.

Furthermore, Your compensation Fund will be sum of $100,000 USD
One Hundred Thousand Dollars And this fund would be sent to you
Through BANK DRAFT CHECK and it would be sent to you in form of an
executive Enveloped sealed letter and there will be nothing like any
delivery agent or Courier Company involved in this, perhaps, this
letter would be sent to you Through POST OFFICE and would be sent
directly to your home address and P.O BOX. Therefore, You are to
reconfirm Your Home Address to the below details for Fast procedure
and immediate co-operation;

Full Name:
Home Address:
Country:
P.O. Box Address:
Postal Address:
Telephone Number:
Age and Sex:

Finally, Your compensation fund of $100,000 USD will be send to you
and the only money that would be involved in this would be the
posting fee of $50 you can get Steam card or iTunes Card $50 USD and
this would be the only money that would
be paid by the beneficiary of the funds and that is all. Moreover,
there will be no C.O.D in this stated method of payment and the
beneficiary has just from now till the 7th of this April Been
Friday 2023 to comply and correspond with this office respectively.


Your urgent and fast response is highly needed and would be highly
appreciated, So as to enable this issue to be settled once and for
all. Thanks and remain bless

Email: wilsonjeff304@gmail.com

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