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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: Barrister Henry Nelson <"www."@fine.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Barrister Henry Nelson <barri.henrynelson@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 06:41:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dike Freedom CHAMBERS
Accredited Attorney To Government
Cotonou,Benin Republic 10010-3690

Ref:JHC/IFA/NY/NYUS/14
Associates:-
Barrister Henry Nelson (Int'l. Fin. Attorney)
Barrister Joseph Hernandez (LLB, LLM)
Mrs.Jelena Kaufig (B-A-L)
Mr.Chris Wood (LLM)
James T. Dixon (LLB OK)
Aishein Brown (Solicitor & Advocate)
Fred Green (Associate)
Bid Wood (Public Notary attorney

Dear Friend,

My name is Barrister Henry Nelson , The head of Dike Freedom Chamber, I want to inform you that your funds payment file was brought to my office this morning for me to cancel your funds because the director of the Western union ,Dr Kelvin Morrison here in Benin Republic said that I should divert your funds to the Government Treasury account just because you can not pay for the fee of your funds which is $5000.00 USD only to obtain the Ownership of Certificate which beers that you are the right owner of the Fund before you start receiving your funds, in his words, he said that you abandon your funds for some time now without hearing from you, my spirit did not allow me to cancel your funds because I know the value and the important of what you are about to receive, I told the director of the Western Union to wait until I heard from you today and I will know the reason you rejected such amount of two millions seven hundred thousand united
states dollars ($2.7,000000.00) which I know it can be able to change your life for good just because of $5000.00 USD

I want your urgent response or your call me at +229 99615492 as soon as you receive this email and to explain to me the reason you abandon your funds, or if you don't need it again then I will send you a power of attorney which you will sign and I will change your name to another person so that the Government will not claim this money that is left for.

Iwill wait to hear from you as soon as possible.

Barrister Henry Nelson,Esq.
TEL: +229 99615492
FAX:99615492
EMAIL:barri.henrynelson@gmail.com

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