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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: "REV. FR PHILLIP EGO." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <valentineibe4@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 11:33:59 -0000
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY,

ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY,

Good news, this is to inform you about your
consignment box that worth about, 7.5Million USD (SEVEN.FIVE,Million United State Dollars). This compensation payment has been approved by the UNITED NATION in colabration with the Benin Government, with the help of REV. FR PHILLIP EGO.Simply
contact Diplomat VALENTINE IBEH on this email address
(valentineibe4@gmail.com) with the following information below for a safe delivery to avoid any wrong delivery,
PHONE:.....+1 352-577-0251

With your Full Name.........
Country......................
Mobile phone No..............
House address................
Your Nearest airport.........
Occupation...................
age..........................
Gender.......................

Your personal code to the box is VQFA256549564F4SX,
NB :indicate this code to the diplomat ROSE, so that he can no that you are the rightful owner of the box.

Kindly contact your the diplomatic agent VALENTINE IBEH immediately because he have by now landed in your country and make sure you did not note him the content of the delivery.

Note that this is from the United Bank for Africa funding and support programme where your email where selected through a carefully web gathering of data in electronic base systems. For more information you can contact to the office of the director dhl company.

Best regard.
REV. FR PHILLIP EGO.

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