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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: British High Commission <bhighcommissionheadoffice2012@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 05:13:08 +0100
Subject: FOR THE SCAM AGAINST YOU .

British High Commission

Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992a

Zakari Maimalari

Cadastral Zone AO,

Central Business District,

Tell: Call +234 80 6299 7907


Email highcommissionheadoffice2012@gmail.com

Attention Please,



You are listed and awarded for payment during the last UN Meeting on how to
tackle issues such as scam victims, natural disasters that just took place
in Haiti and other challenges facing the world today, individuals were
chosen during the random selection and your email was among the lucky 104
persons to benefit from this compensation exercise. Get back to us as soon
as you receive this email for the immediate payment of your awarded
compensation funds. On this faithful recommendations,

I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held in Cotonou, Benin
Republic, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings
on the loss of funds by various foreigners to the scam artists operating in
syndicates all over the world today, in

other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the Country
in collaboration with the UNITED NATION is now paying 104 individuals and
victims whose names were chosen randomly to maintain good relationship
among nations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Benin-Republic, the
payments are to be made through (Mr. Robert James Jones) BRITISH
COMMISSION, through their funding streams such as the Public Diplomacy Fund
Project, Bilateral Budget Program, and Returns & Re-integration Fund also
under funding assistance by the Central Bank. According to the number of
applicants at hand, 84 proved victims has been paid,

half of the victims are from the United States, Europe and Asia,

we still have more 20 left to be paid their compensations.

Your particulars was mentioned as one of people to benefit from this
compensation, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this
message to anyone for any reason for whatsoever, You will receive your
compensations payments via an ATM cash able at any ATM center around your
country. You will receive further update as soon as you contact me with the
following information:


1. Contact telephone number

2. Delivery address.

3. Full Names.

Send the above information immediately for further directives @ Emailbhighcommissionheadoffice2012@gmail.com
You can call, Phone: +234 80 6299 7907


Yours faithfully,

Mr. Robert James Jones

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