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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: ''Mr Ben Smith'' <grace>
Reply-To: bensmith_001@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 21:14:14 -0400
Subject: Email and call Mr Thomos Fred (EFCC Recovery Fund Unit)Attn: Beneficiary,


ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, I am =
Mr. Ibrahim Larmode the new chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSI=
ON (EFCC). EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states =
(ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the=
eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With =
the help of United States Government and the United Nations. We have been a=
ble to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of west Afri=
can countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMER=
OUN AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria. We =
have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United=
Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered =
the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people a=
round the globe. This email is being directed to you because your email add=
ress was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in ou=
r custody here in Nigeria and with the information gardered from this Scam =
artist, we notice that you have been scammed of so much money and have deci=
ded to compensate you with a little token to recover the lost of your fund.=
You are therefore being compensated with the total sum $2.5 Million Dollar=
s. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers, bank=
officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the=
next of kin of such funds which does not exist. Since your name appeared a=
mong the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of US$2.5 Mill=
ion, we have made arrangement to register an Online Banking through our Glo=
bal Bank, where you will have full access to your Online Banking Account Fu=
nd, to transfer your fund personally to your Private Bank Account with no c=
omplication of things or questioning as the Account will be fully registere=
d in your Name. Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr.BEN SMITH. T=
he online Banking Processing is made much easier for you to transfer your f=
und to your private Bank Account personally, to avoid any delay or complica=
tion of things. With this Online Banking Transfer Processing, you can only =
transfer the Maximum Amount of US$500.000.00 daily/instalmentaly until the =
total amount of your Compensated/deposited fund is transferred and complete=
ly paid to you. So you are advice to contact, processing officer MR. BEN SM=
ITH with your provided information=92s required for verification below. CON=
TACT PERSON: MR. BEN SMITH. CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: bensmith_001@yahoo.com. =
CONTACT TELEPHONE: +234-9031386789. Provide the information bellow to enabl=
e the processing of your Online Banking Account for deposition of your tota=
l compensated fund. 1)YOUR FULL NAME. 2)YOUR ADDRESS. 3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMB=
ER. 4)YOUR OCCUPATION 5)YOUR IDENTITY. 6) COUNTRY Contact Mr BENSON SMITH w=
ith the information required for verification to enable him start the proce=
ssing of your Online Banking Account Registration. We guarantee your safety=
and wish you the best of luck. Best Regard, Mr. Ibrahim Larmode CHAIRMAN E=
CONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, NIGERI=
A, LAGOS-NIGERIA=20

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