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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: drgeorgewayne2@aol.com
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 02:48:51 -0500
Subject: Hello my good friend.



Hello my good friend,


I hope you are doing good? Kindly note that I am using a new email address now. I am writing in regards to the email message which you received from me in the past, about a multi-million-dollar business proposal, which we did not conclude due to one reason or the other,best known to you. I am using this opportunity to inform you that the transaction has been concluded with the help of another partner from France, who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion and the was successfully transferred to his Bank account in Paris after securing all the needed legal documents.


I did not forget you past efforts,so due to your effort,sincerity and courage you showed during the course of the transaction, I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the total sum of Five Hundred Thousand,Three Hundred and Twenty Five US Dollars ($500,325.00) left in the Bank account in Benin, I have left with my account officer a parcel containing an ATM Master Card worth $500,325.00 for you, it is associated with the account okay, I told my account officer that I will inform you to contact him for the ATM Card Parcel. Now kindly contact my account officer in Benin through this email address: wubenin34@yahoo.fr and ask him to send you the ATM Card parcel worth US$500,325.00 which I left for you, his names are Mr. Michael U. Didier.


I did not let him know the card PIN CODE which you will use to have access to the card when received from him, but the Pin access Code is (9834) please note the Pin down somewhere,the maximum amount you can take from the card is US$7000 as the daily limit, until you finish taking the total sum of US$500,325.00 credited in the Card, The Card can be used at any ATM Card point anywhere in the World, because it is an Inter-switch Card. At the moment, I'm very busy with my partner because of the investment project which I and my new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you to accept this compensation with good faith, because it is from the of my heart,also comply with MR.Michael's directives so that card can reach you ASAP.


Again, Note his email and name below:


Name: Mr. Michael U. Didier
Email: wubenin34@yahoo.fr


Be fast on this and Let me know once you get the card from him okay.




Best regards,
MR. George W. Dennis.

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