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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: w.emmanuel43@laposte.net
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 06:42:56 +0200
Subject: Awaiting your urgent reply



From: Mr. William Emmanuel
Cotonou, Republique du Benin.

I am Mr. William Emmanuel, working with BANQUE ATLANTIQUE BANK BENIN as the senior
supervisor in accounting / auditing department of our bank. I have decided to contact you
through this medium based on a business proposal, which will be of mutual benefit to both
of us. I know this might sound like scam to you because of a lot of activities going on
in the internet today. But I assure you that this is real.

I was the account officer to one of our late customer, a citizen of your country, who
used to work with an oil servicing company here in Republique du Benin, the late customer
made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for 6years, valued at us 18.6 million (eighteen
million six hundred thousand euro) in my branch. Upon maturity, we sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers,Benin Oil Corporation that the customer died in an automobile accident. On
furtherinvestigation, I found out that he did not leave a will and all attempts to trace
hisnext of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
the late customer did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents,
including his bank deposit paperwork.

This sum of (18.6 million Euro) is still sitting in the bank and the interest is rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will come forward to claim
it. According to the Republique du Benin law, at the expiration of 6(six) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the Benin government if nobody applies to claim the
funds. By the end of this month the account will be confiscated if no come to claim the
fund.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be
most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to my share for
investment in your country. in your return mail, please do forward me your following
information if you are willing to complete this deal with me, to enable me put the
totalfund in your name for claim as the next of kin to the deceased person:

Your full name:
Your contact address:
Your phone number:
Your age:
Profession:
Private email account :

Send it to my private email account (wilemman05@yahoo.com)

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Regards,
Mr. William Emmanuel








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