419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998272132 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- emmanuelyayi1000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs.Grace Favor <gracefavor2017@outlook.fr>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:15:05 +0000
Subject: RE: Please kindly contact,my secretary Mr.Emmanuel
C.Yayi,immediately.

My Dearest,

I have instructed my secretary Mr.Emmanuel C.Yayi,to release your total compensation fund in a ATM Visa Card in cotonou benin du republic on your name worth sum of $3.500.000.00usd Three Million Five Hundred United States Dollars to your home/office address with out any delayed to enable you start withdrawing all your total fund into your bank account over their in your country to any ATM machine all over the whole world but the maximun amount you are to be withdrawing every day by day according to the instructions giving to us by the central bank director custody office here in our country is total sum of $10.000.00usd.

Please kindly contact,my secretary Mr.Emmanuel C.Yayi,immediately through his direct email:(emmanuelyayi1000@gmail.com) and forward all your contact mailing addressed to him where you want him to deliver your total fund to you with out any problem ok and him,HE CAN BE REACHED IMMEDIATELY AT THUS:+229 98 27-21-32.and below:

1:Full Name:

2:Country:

3:Delivery Address:

4:Telephone:

5:Occupation:

6:Your Age:

7:Sex:

8. A scanned copy of your passport or your driving license:

Please do let me to know when you must have received your total compensation ATM visa card in your country hand so that i will share the joy together with you.

Thanks and best regards,

Mrs.Grace Favor.

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