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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.SOLOMON OBEN" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: dr.solomonoben@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:30:09 +0300
Subject: RE: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

MY DEAR FRIEND,

AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND
PERSONALLY BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU, BUT YOUR LOCAL
PARTNER. I AM DIRECTOR BANK OF AFRICA AS ENCLOSED. SOMETIME IN THE
PAST YOUR PARTNER APPROACHED ME THROUGH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS
WITH ONE OF THE MINISTRIES AND REQUESTED THAT I ASSIST THEM TRANSFER
YOUR MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME FIRST $ 50,000.00
AND GIVE ME ANOTHER $ 150,000.00 WHEN THE FUND REFLECTS IS IN YOUR
CHOICE ACCOUNT. WHEN THEY SAW THAT I HAVE PROGRAMMED IT AND YOUR NAME
WAS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE FIRST AGREED
DEPOSIT, THEY STARTED AVOIDING ME AND RESORTED INTO THREAT SO I HAD TO
DELETE THE TRANSFER CODE WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO ME BECAUSE OF MY
POSITION, ALL OTHER CONTRACTORS FUND AND N.O.K PAYMENTS WERE
SUCCESSFULLY PAID APART FROM YOURS THAT IS PENDING IN MY FOLDER.

WHEN THEY SAW THAT THEIR THREAT DID NOT WORK, THEY STARTED BRIBING
OTHER LOW-KEY OFFICIALS WITH YOUR MONEY TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO
EFFECT TRANSFER BUT THEY CANNOT SUCCEED. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM
100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF TRUST.
PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED THROUGHOUT YOUR CLAIM PROCESS
WITHOUT ANY RESULT.

NO. 1: I WILL HAVE 10% OF ENTIRE MONEY AFTER IT REFLECTS IN YOUR
ACCOUNT AS IT IS ONLY THE TWO OF US THAT IS LEFT.

NO. 2: YOU WILL ASSIST MY SON TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY WHERE
I WILL PAY IN MY OWN SHARE.

IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, EMAIL ME SO AS TO FINALIZE
AND TRANSFER YOUR FUNDS AFTER DUE OFFICIAL PROTOCOL IS OBSERVED. IF
YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED THEN DELETE MY EMAIL AND FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, I
WILL APPRECIATE VERBAL DISCUSSION FOR A POSITIVE OPERATION,THANK YOU.

SINCERELY YOURS,
DR.SOLOMON OBEN
PHONE: +234 814 424 2673
EMAIL: dr.solomonoben@yahoo.com

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