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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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Fraud email example:

From: ewekoro_benson@excite.it
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:27:13 -0800
Subject: Next Of Kin..Floyd Curtis Is DEAD?

Standard Finance & Securities Company.
155 Adeola Odekun,Victoria Island,
Lagos-Nigeria.
Mobile Phone:234-8035655041.
e-mail:(ewekoro_benson@excite.com).

Dear friend,

I am Mr.Ewekoro Benson, an accountant of a financial firm, I am writing
this letter to solicit for support and assistance from you to carry out
a business of mutual benefit and concern. I know you would be wondering
why I am writing you with a request such as these but I only urge you to
read on. Pending in our vault is a numbered time fixed deposit of belonging
to Mr.Floyd curtis of Triple G limited. Valued presently at $38.34Million
dollars, Mr. Floyd curtis lost his life in a car accident on his way home,which
left the entire community in a state of shock.

I am sorry if this news is too traumatic for you but I was only trying to
paint the picture to you. His time deposit has been re-run twice and inline
with the contractual agreement entered with him, we cannot re-run it again,efforts
has since been exhaustively made to source out his kin but to no avail.Information
reached me that the bank wants to return the account as dormant thereby
paving way for the fund to be remitted into the governments confine for
arms purchase, at this juncture I had to stampede that possibility by writing
to debunk all efforts for the overnment to seize the funds,
hence I am asking you to stand in as the next of Kin to Mr. Floyd curtis
and the funds shall be transmitted to you, we shall share the funds in the
ratio of 50-40, while 10% will be for unprecedented expenses incurred by
both parties in the course of this transfer.

If you assist in this transaction kindly send your response via email to
(ewekoro_benson@excite.com)also include your telephone number for more details.

Regard,
Ewekoro Benson.(accountant).





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