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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: "Mr. Robert Pikus" <odee_ikwunne002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 11:08:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GOOD NOW THSE SCAMMER HAS ARRTEST TODAY


 Hello
My name is Rev Ken Jim  from TNT Benin Republic am here to inform you
that we are holding these Scammer who come to thief you FUND from our office yes
day night and them told us that you the one sent them to come and claim you fund
and the total amount in you fund is ($900.000.00) Nine hundred thousand
united state dollars, and I will like you to do as much as you can and get back
to me once you received my mail because them want to pay for the  IRS permit claim fund but we still
hold them until we here from you so get back urgent to avid giving you fund to
them and you lose all
okay,
 
Now true if delaying to get back to us you will lose
you fund because i will release you fund to them /but understand that since am
here nothing will happy to you fund if want to received it and right now know
what to do and send us $82 dollar for the IRS permit because if know pay
for the IRS permit we can release you fund to them because them want to pay but
we said know so please get back to us with the payment of $82 dollar only
immediately you received this mail because there is know time again if delaying
you lose you fund which I know want you to lose /so now am waiting for the
payment and send it with this
information,
 

RECEIVER NAME--MR…MR  MR 
AMEKE MICHAEL 
COUNTRY----BENIN REPUBLIC

CITY-----COTONOU

MTCN----

QUESTION--god

ANSWER---is
good

SENDERS
NAME-----

 
waiting to here from you and see these scammer P okay

 contact Rev Ken Jim
withthise
mail;(jimken19@yahoo.com
)
+229
93185796
 

 
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