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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: "info consult" <rconsult5@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: pokobaro@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:55:00 +0000
Subject: PROSPECT

Rainbow International Consultancy Sarl,
02 BP 1247, Fidjrosse
Cotonou - Benin

Dear Sir/

It gives me the responsibility and keen interest to crave
your indulgence with this offer. I am financial consultant
based in the Republic of Benin.

Proposition: My late client is having some funds
(US$12.4 million) with a Depository Trust Company which
he intended to invest in a free banking state. But his sudden
death truncated his Investment plans. Due to his political
position before his death, nobody was aware of these funds
at the Depository Trust Company except me, his financial
consultant.

My confidence is that after the death of my client, I have
waited for a couple of years but no one has shown up to
inquire about these funds and i cannot afford to loose the
funds to the Depository Trust Company. Hence I will require
your full cooperation with a sincere heart to assist me in
claiming the funds from the holding firm and move them
abroad for disbursement. As an insider, I have the necessary
information required to claim the funds.

We will commence as soon as I read your favourable response.

Thanks for your understanding.

Cordially,

Dr Pascal OKOBARO

Principal Consultant

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