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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: bodefrank00077@hotmail.com <mrbodefrank22@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:38:06 -0430
Subject: GOOD NEWS VERY URGENT RESPONDS NEEDED

Dear Sir, I am Mr. Bode Frank an ex-banker and the name of my country is REP OF BENIN. A family friend MRS. Glory Benson who happens to be the wife of a late banker and my former boss intimated me on her intention to invest the sum of US$75M (Seventy Five million U.S. Dollars) in a foreign country, being money left for her family by her late husband who died recently. I advised her to have patience as I will source for a reliable and trust-worthy investor who can receive, invest and manage the money very well for her.I am soliciting on her behalf for you to help her invest and manage the money properly in your country, her areas of investment interest includes but not limited to real estate and hotel . Should you be interested, please furnish me with your full contact details including phone nr via (bodefrank007@live.com) for more clarification, so that I can furnish you with more information for your immediate perusal. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me there. Looking forward for your urgent response. Best Regards, Bode Frank

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