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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: links@webhostingstar.com
Reply-To: benbruno@mail.ee
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 03:11:22 -0800
Subject: my subject

Hello Fellow Beneficiary,


My name is Ben Bruno, a citizen of Canada, I have been trying to
claim my fund valued three million, four hundred thousand United
States dollars ($3,700.000) from Nigeria Government since 2009/10
without progress, the fraudsters keep on asking me to send money by
various means for one reason or the other which made me lost over
$157,000, all the document they sent to me was fake. I decided to
travel to Nigeria with some vital information. I have from a friend
who claimed his fund valued over $5M with the assistance of one Mrs.
Kate Henshaw, Financial Controller, Access Bank Nigeria plc, whom i
can testify is a very good and sincere person. At first I was not
interested in making any move, but due to the confidence I had in my
friend, I decided to take the bold step.


I opened communication with Mrs. Kate Henshaw, who so much assisted
me, I spent only 4 working days and claimed my fund in full payment
into my bank accounts in Canada and Europe. I only spent $260 only for
legal documents as instructed by her. I also returned back home with
my ORIGINAL Documents as proof of the ownership.


In the process, I saw your name on a file next to my own, and I
quickly copied your email address, I pray this email notification gets
to you safe, your fund is ready to be released also. I just decided to
inform you because I know that you must have been victimized by the
fraudsters in Nigeria or else who claims to be top government
officials in charge of your payment. The only solution is to stop all
communication with anybody and contact:


Mrs. Kate Henshaw,
Financial Controller,
Access Bank Nigeria Plc,
Email: henshawk50@gmail.com


Contact her to enable you to reclaim your fund, your presence may not be
needed in Nigeria, you can receive your fund without visiting Nigeria
or Africa, she is a very good and sincere person.


Sincerely,
Ben Bruno,
Ontario Canada

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