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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: bendonkoroffice <bendonkoroffice@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:26:46 +0000
Subject: Re: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME

My Trusted Friend


I use this opportunity to inform you of my intention to invest the sum
of Euro 13.520,000.00 in your country. I'm MR.BEN DONKOR, Chief
Financial Officer of HFC Bank Ltd.
I discovered the sum of (13.520,000.00 Euro) in a dormant account
that belongs to our foreign customers Mr.Jose Roberto Gomez, A
Portuguese who died in the Air France flight 447 crashed on the way
from Brazil to France May 31, 2009 do not take this as unlawful, but
rather an opportunity to raise our financial situation, rather than
allowing the bank to convert the fund to use.

All necessary steps have been taken to the legal process of this fund
as proof, in order to transfer into your account, I need your honesty
and your cooperation in this operation which crown our success.

if you want to work with me, give me your positive response so that I
give you the whole procedure on how we can achieve this goal, we must
also maintain absolute discretion in this operation to succeed.

Upon my arrival with my wife in your country for her breast cancer
operation, i will not fail to intimate you that due to our poor salary
here, i could not be able to carryout my wife breast cancer operations
which cost a lot of money and with this, if you could assist me and on
this transaction, she will then carryout her breast cancer operation
in order to save her life, for this reason, i have taking this action.



You we be entitle for 30% for your assistant, 70% will be kept in your
account pending my arrival with my wife in your country for her breast
cancer operation, i will not fail to intimate you that due to our poor
salary here, i could not be able to carryout my wife breast cancer
operations which cost a lot of money and with this, if you could
assist me and on this transaction, she will then carryout her breast
cancer operation in order to save her life, for this reason, i have
taking this action.


Please be informed that this transaction is 100% risk free and i am
going to monitor all paper works from table to table until the
transfer is effected into your overseas account.

(VERY IMPORTANCE NOTICE)

please reply me through my private email address (bendonkor.sith@hotmail.com
)
because of security
reasons

i will also need your mobile number for easier communication.



Thank you for your time and attention

Best Greetings.

MR BEN DONKOR.

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