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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: Dr Rhama David Benson <bdrrhama225@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drrhamadavidbenson@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 01:05:03 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPOND

I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND

Dear friend,
I am Dr. Rhama David Benson, I work with an accredited bank here in Burkina
Faso.as manager in the audit department. During our last bank audits,
we discovered that an abandoned account belongs to one of our deceased
client, Mr. Park Seoungjae, a billionaire businessman.

Meanwhile, before contacting you, I did a personal investigation. to
locate one of his relatives who knows the account, but I came out
without success. I am writing to request your assistance in
transferring the sum of 10,500,000.00 (ten million five hundred
Thousand dollars) in your account.

I decided to contact you to act as his foreign business partner that
my bank will grant you recognition and will have the fund transfer to
your account. More detailed information will be sent for you.

Therefore, to start processing, I will need the following information from you:
Your full name (as written on your ID card
or passport)
Your full name.........
Your sex ..............
Your age..................
Your country...........
Passport / driving license .......
Marital status (married or single)
Your occupation.......
Your personal mobile number .....


I hope to read from you soon.
Sincerely
Dr. Rhama David Benson,

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