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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 Frank Harry <scottmorice@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: smithkosi@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:35:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact Him Today


 Contact Him Today
MINISTRY OF FINANCE REPUBLIC OF BENIN
.FOREIGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE.
TEL+229-98-76-54  FAX+229-93-475-882.
e-mail/ mofbr@hotmail.com
 
The Board of Federal Ministry Of Finance Benin Republic are hereby notify you of your payment inheritance of $800.000.us  only after the meeting held on 28th of April 2010. His  Excellency the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN has Instructed this Department to send your funds through Western  Union Money Transfer and Money gram respectively for easier receiving of your inherited funds without any further delay to avoid paying money to the fraudsters that is going on through the internet.
 
To effect this payment to you, you are required to send your receiver names and address in which you want to receive the money with  through Western Union and the maximum amount you will be receiving each day starting from the very day you submitted your info is the sum of $14000.00. $7000.00 from western union $7000.00 from money gram.  Also, your are required to send to him the sum of US$68. dollar only immediately for renewal and re-confirming of your file that was deposited in this office with your name and address bellow .
 
Your Receiver's Name:--
Address------------
Tel phone---------
 
CONTACT Barrister  Smith Kosi  with  this informations below:
so that he will go for the renewal of your contract files,
L: +229 98-760-780.
EMAIL: smithkosi@hotmail.com
 
As soon as the required fee of $68.00 is send today for the renewal and reconfirming the payment file of your funds, you will start receiving your funds immediately.
 
So send the $68.00 dollar to him  through western  union with the name and address below:
Receiver's Name: ----------IKELIE CHUKWU
Address: City--------------------COTONOU
Country: -------------------BENIN REPUBLIC
Test Question---------------HONEST
Test  Answer-----------------TRUST
Amount to send: ------------$68.00
We await to hear from you to know if you have send the money to him.
 
Yours faithfully in service,
Dr Frank Harry
Ministry of Finance
Federal Republic of Benin.
 







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