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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: "Dr.Eric Ben" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ericben.un@gogo.mn>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:16:19 +0100
Subject: PLEASE ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE.

TELL, 4143508329
 
 
ATTENTION,
            
 
I am Dr Eric Ben the director debt reconciliation committee all over the world under the UN in SWITZERLAND.
 
Today from our  central system computer data base, we found out you have an unpaid fund, report reaching from our African regional office in Nigeria that one man Mr SAMI AHMED ABBAS ZAMKAH from Saudi Arabia came to our sub office in Nigeria asking for a change of ownership of your fund in his name that your dead it is true or not?
 
Further, this is his bank information which he ask us to transfer your fund into.
 
 
BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: AL-RAJHI BANK - JEDDAH (AL-SAMER BRANCH # 46300)
 
ACCOUNT NAME: SAMI AHMED ABBAS ZAMKAH
 
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 463608010121507
 
BENEFICIARY: SAMI AHMED ABBAS ZAMKAH
 
SWIFT CODE: NO NEED
 
IBAN NUMBER:  SA668000046360801012150
 
 
Finally, please contact us soon if you are still a live okay, before your fund will be transferred into his bank account.
 
Please reply me through this my private email address: ericben.un@gogo.mn
 
Best regards.
Dr Eric Ben.

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