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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: "Eber. S." <ebsoghne158@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sogveresh@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 11:14:20 -0500
Subject: Partnership.




Dear Friend,


There is an urgent project I have which I would like to share with you. My
contacting you is based on the information satisfactorily obtained
concerning you/your company that I have decided to share this
business/project idea with you. Please bear in mind that my contacting you
is for us to discuss on this and to establish trust which I feel would be
the basis of our cooperation.


I am Mr. Eber. S. E, Head of Contract Payment Committee department, in a
ministry here in Benin. My Committee is responsible for processing of
contract payments on completed projects.


Please read carefully the information which I am about to disclosed to you
and get back to me for details because it is is very confidential.


It is about a foreign client/contractor of ours (now late) who has an
unpaid contract fund of (7.7 Million Euro), for supply and installation of
Industrial Equipment's to our ministry here.This contract project was
satisfactorily completed and approved but unfortunately, the said late
client/contractor of ours could not receive the fund before his untimely
death as I have discovered of recent that the foreign contractor was among
the victims in an airplane accident in my country some years ago. I will
give you full details after. See details of the plane crash from any of
the below Website;

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm


I have also discovered he never indicated anybody as business partner
until his death. Therefore, my purpose of contacting you is for you to
receive this fund in your custody as the business partner for our mutual
benefit. This is because I shall use my position in the office as the Head
of Contract Payment Committee department to present and recommend you as
the beneficiary/partner of the fund because the partnership column in his
file with my department is vacant and as i said, I am the only one in a
position to present and recommend you as the beneficiary/partner because
its a top secret which only me knows.


When i read from you declaring your interest, I shall then as well discuss
the sharing ratio with you which I hope to give you 30 while 70 for me. I
will be also willing to enter into joint business venture with you in your
country depending on your area of business specialization once this amount
is transferred to you. I shall give you more and full details procedure of
this transaction once I receive your response because your corporation and
attention is highly needed due to the urgent nature of this transaction.


More importantly, there is no risk involved and all documents to
facilitate the smooth conclusion of this transaction are all handy and
legitimate/officially in order. You can also email me through this
address: evarowa58@yahoo.com


Please enclose your Full names, address and telephone numbers when replying.

Contact me for acknowledgment by E-mail and whereby you are not
interested; please indicate in your reply so that I can seek for the
assistance of someone else.


Best regards.
Mr. S. Eber.

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