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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: Akondo Ben <akondo_ben--78@att.net>
Reply-To: akondo_ben@inmail24.com
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:18:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Good day to you.I



Good day to you.I sourced your email address from an internet

directory.My name

is Engr.Benjamin Akondo, the site inspection director with the ministry of

works and construction and I worked directly with the Minister in

charge of the

Ministry here in Republic of Sudan.



I awarded a contract to a firm worth several millions of dollars a few years

ago. In the course of executing the project the firm discovered large gold

deposit in one of the construction sites. Being the site director I

collaborated with the firm in the mining of the gold on a mutual agreement to

share the proceeds out of which I got a share of $10.5Million dollars.



As a civil servant in this small war torn country, I cannot introduce this

funds into the banking system here considering my meager monthly

income as well

as the code of conduct guidelines regulating civil service here in my country,

Sudan. Presently Sudan is engulfed in a civil crisis and as this crisis

intensified by the day, I decided to contact you to take deleivery of

the money

in cash which i deposited with a diplomatic service here in sudan due to fear

of a possible invasion by the government forces at the Diplomatic building

where this money is. However,it was deposited as a telegraphic equipment with

them,i had to pay a huge amount for the non-inpection tag to make sure

the real

content of the box was not ascertained.



I am presently hiding in a small border village. I therefore solicit for your

co-operation to take delivery of this fund into your custody for any

profitable

investment that will be mutually beneficial. I will be able to arrange all

necessary procedures to ensure smooth movement of this funds until you are in

control of it.



Please let me know if you are interested by return mail and also include your

full names and contact telephone number to enable me call you though it might

be risky leaving this border area to make a call but i will certainly risk it.

I will provide you with more information as soon as you indicate appreciable

interest to deal and as soon I get to a safe location.



Regards,



Engr.Benjamin Akondo

Republic of Sudan.

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