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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: "mrmikeubab Gazeta.pl" <mrmikeubab@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:38:37 +0200
Subject: CONTACT DIAMOND BANK BENIN REPUBLIC FOR WIRE TRANSFER


Attention Dear Beneficiary,
W e are very sorry for what happen to you since last year,
Now listen the reason this money is coming to you is that the government of
this country has found that you was scammed since last year and they have
arrested those that scammed people.

So since Last week after we did not hear from you or receive your mail we
have made arrangement with DIAMOND BANK BENIN REPUBLIC on how to transfer
your money into your bank account at your country and note that your money
which bank going to transfer is $800.000.00 and what you have to do right
now is to contact the bank immediately so that the manager will transfer
your money into your bank account.

Now be informed that we have paid the bank for the open of new account fee
for you. now listen the money that remain which you can pay to him is wire
transfer fee which is only $150.00 to transfer your money directly into your
bank account at your country ok.

Try to contact bank through this.
HON.MR.TONY HUBERT DIAMOND BANK MANAGER
MANAGER'S PHONE NUMBER 00229-93840292
FAX +229-974862
EMAIL.... diamondbankofafrica_beninrepubli@yahoo.de

please make sure that you follow bank manager's instruction and forward all
your bank account detail where to
transfer your money into and your current telephone number.

This is information the Bank Manager need from you.
YOUR COUNTRY............
YOUR FULL NAME........
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER............
NAME OF YOUR BANK................
OCCUPATION...........
HOME ADDRESS.....
MOBIL PHONE NUMBER.....
OFFICE NUMBER.........
HOME NUMBER............
AGE....
SEX....
May God Be With you
From United Postal Service company Manager
Benin Republic
Dr.JOHNSON EDRISON

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