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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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Fraud email example:

From: "jeanphilippetranduphuoc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeanphilippetranduphuoc@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 02:48:04 +0200
Subject: HELLO

From Mr. Jean philippe
Intercontinental of Benin
Republic of Benin, West Africa.

Dear friend,
I am M.jeanphilippe director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of the Intercontinental Bank of Benin Cotonou Republic of Benin in
West Africa. I decided to contact you for a commercial transaction
it will be very beneficial for both of us at the end of the transaction.

During our investigation and audit in this bank, my department came
through a very large sum of money belonging to a deceased person who
dead in the air Algeria flight 5017 on June 24, 2014 from Burkina
Faso in Algeria and since his untimely death the funds have been
sleeping in his account with this bank without any claim from the fund
our guard either from his family or from a relationship before our discovery to
this development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret in myself and
partners to enable all plans and ideas to be cost effective and
succeeded during the execution period.
18.1 million USD (eighteen million one hundred thousand USD).
you are interested to know, I got your impressive information through a
friends who works with the Ministry of Information here in Cotonou.
recommended me to be viable and able to defend myself
this transaction without any problem.Now all the whole
arrangement to claim this fund as the next of kin of
the deceased was put in place, more guidance and needed
the information will be sent to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to help us also enjoy this
great business opportunity.

Infact, I could have made this agreement alone but because of my position in
this country as an official we are not allowed to operate a
foreign account and would eventually raise an eyebrow on my side
during the transfer because I work in this bank.This is the
real reason why it will take a second party or a comrade who will
forward the claims that the next of kin to the bank also present a stranger
account where the fund will be transferred into its application account as it may be after verification and clarification by the corresponding branch of the bank where the entire fund will be delivered
of.

Can I emphasize at this point that this transaction is 100% risk free
As I did successfully as a bank stake before contacting you. As a smooth conclusion to this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total amount as a bonus, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may occur during the
transfer time also phone bills, while 60% will be for me and my
the partners.

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