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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: "Jacob Rimeh" <jacobrimeh@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: jb.rimeh2@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:21:15 +0800
Subject: Answer




My Dear,
Greetings. I expect this mail to meet you and your family in good
health. I am Mr. Jacob Rimeh, area manager of a branch in one of
the leading Banks here in Cotonou-Benin. It is my pleasure to seek
for your assistance in this confidential business transaction,
which will be for our mutual benefit.

Some few years ago, an expatriate consultant and contractor Engineer, a
customer of our Bank made a numbered time deposit for twelve calendar
months valued at 9.6 Nine Million Six Hundred U.S. Dollars in my branch.
On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but
got no reply. After months, we sent a reminder and finally, we discovered
from his then contract employee according to record (a cement company here
in Benin ) that he died on the Republic of Benin plane crash on the day of
26th December 2003. This also took lives of thousands of Lebanese.

Presently, according to international banking mandate, my bank must
respond to his next of kin. On my private- further investigation as his
account officer, I found out that He died alongside with His suppose next
of kin. And until now, no other person(s) knows about this account or
could give any documentary evidence concerning this account.

Meanwhile, the total sum of 9.6 million is still standing in his favor in
my bank's head office as dormant account. No one has ever come forward to
claim it. And now, according to the Republic of Benin banking law, after
seven years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Beninese
government if the account owner is certified dead and nobody comes forward
to claim the money. Now I need your support and your full cooperation, so
that you and I will have this fund. To transfer it out of my bank to any
special account of your or our choice.

My dear, all I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this
deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, and payment
will be made to you in few banking days.

When the transfer is complete, we will have the money shared in the ratio
of 75 - 25 of the total amount. 75 will be for me and 25 for you. Please
you have to be rest assured that as far as I am concerned in this
transaction as an insider here, this business is extremely easy and has
total safety, because I have already done my home work very well and I
have covered every loop holes and also set my machinery on work before
contacting you.

When you are replying, please reply to my confidential email address (
jac.rimeh2@hotmail.com ), include you full names, phone and address. I
highly appreciate your quick answer.

Yours faithfully,
Jacob Rimeh.


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