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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: Davis Mark <00000davismark@att.net>
Reply-To: unrcommun@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 05:21:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Desk of: Davis Mark


>From Desk of: Davis Mark
Benin Communications Commission (BCC).
Email:  unrcommun@yahoo.fr
+229-68369649

Dear

How are you doing today?  

I
thank you for your response and acceptance to my humble proposal. First
of all, I must appreciate you for your kindness in this project. Like I
explained in my proposal earlier, this is a deal that I have been
longing for an honest and sincere person to front it for our mutual
benefit. It is a fortune that I have protected for years now in search
of a sincere person to execute it with.  

The said fund has been
in a dormant account with African Development Bank Plc Cotonou for years
which I am in position of all the details and documentation of it. What
I am asking of you is to work with me to have it transferred into your
account as the beneficiary of
the fund.

I have been a civil servant all my life and do not
know about business and this is a great opportunity that I cannot afford
to miss. It is a one in a life time opportunity and I assure you that
as long as you can be honest and sincerely with me, I will release all
the information to you and you will front you as the beneficiary of the
fund.  

Note that this is 100% legal and risk free transaction
that I will not want anything that will jeopardize my effort therein.
All I ask of you is honesty, sincerity, secrecy and commitment because
it is my only hope and that of my family. Please do assure me your
capability and willingness to handle this for our mutual benefit and I
will confide in you for its success.

I appreciate your idea in
getting an offshore account where the money will be secured once it is
been transferred. Please do whatever you can and get back to me as soon
as possible so that we will commence the
documentation process immediate. I would want use to have the money in
your account as quickly as possible therefore, I will want you to please
send me the following information so that the moment I conclude with
the lawyer he will commence action immediately.

Your Full Name and address…….
Direct telephone number…….
Bank name and address…..
Account number……..
Swift Code number……..
Routing Number……..
Aba number ……….
Account name……..

Copy of your driver's license or international passport.

Once
I receive this information, I shall consult a lawyer (an attorney) who
will handle the legal documentation and approvals of the fund on your
behalf as your legal representative till the fund is transferred into
your account.

To prove my sincerity and authenticity of this
transaction, I enclosed my international passport Please once again, I
remind you that this transaction
is a life time opportunity that no one can not afford to miss
therefore; I want you to work with me as brother and family for our
mutual benefit.
 
God bless you.
Your bother
Davis Mark
+229-68369649

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