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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: "Ken Ebube" <mikehanpeter@dcalum.org>
Reply-To: keneb2002@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:43:19 -0500
Subject: Re:I need your help !!!!!!


Dear Friend,

Please read carefully.

I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail
confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a
result of this mail. I contact you independently and no one is informed of
this communication. We can work together for our common good.

I am Ken Ebube, Principal Assurance manager for the Standard Chartered Bank
Ltd in Benin Republic.I am getting in touch with you regarding the estate
of a customer and an investment placed under our banks management 10 years
ago.

In 2001, the subject matter; came to our bank to engage in business
discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a
financial portfolio of $6.5 million United States dollars, which he wished
to have us invest on his behalf.Based on my advice, we spun the money
around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first
months of operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at
over 10 million United States
Dollars.

In mid 2003, he instructed that the principal sum ($6.5M) be liquidated
because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments in
Hong Kong . We got in touch with a specialist bank who agreed to receive
this money for a fee and make cash available to him.

However Bank got in touch with us last month that this money has not been
claimed. On further enquiries we found out that he was involved in an
accident in Mainland China , which means he died instantly, He has no next
of kin.

What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you will
be made the beneficiary of these funds. My bank will contact you informing
you that money has been willed to you. On verification, which will be the
details I make available to my bank, my bank will make payments to you. I
know this might be a bit heavy for you but please trust me on this. For all
your efforts, I propose that we split the money in half. In the banking
circle this happens every time.

The other option is that the money will revert back to the state.Nobody is
getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold the KEY to
these funds, and as a Nationality we see so much cash and funds being
re-assigned daily. I would want us to keep communication for now strictly
by the below email address.

Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send
you this mail not without a measure of fear as to the consequences, but I
know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and
riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I
have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence.
If we can be of one accord, we should act swiftly on this.
Please pardon my writing mistakes.

Please get back to me immediately with your details as follows so we may
discuss more on this via email: ( keneb2002@outlook.com )

1. Full Names and address
2. Telephone and fax number
3. Means of identification.

I await your urgent response.

Regards

Ken Ebube.

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