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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: "samuel okeke" <samuelokeke@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: ministry_ng@sify.com
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:54:01 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: CONTACT DR EZEOVILIVO JOHN IMMEDIATELY TODAY




Urgent Attention,

The Board of federal ministry of finance benin republic. are here to
notify you of your payment inheritance funds of $7,500.000.00 UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ,after the meeting held on 10th/08/ 2011. His Exelence the
PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN DRYAYi BONI.has Instructed this
federal ministry of finance to pay all the people who lost their fund
through scam in this country and your among of them he said we should pay
them and your are one of those people so we will send your funds through
western union money transfer every day payment or wire transfer for quick
receive of your inherinted funds without any further delay.

to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the
global,You are required to send your name and address or bank info were
you want your fund to be sending through western union every day, the
maximium amount you will be
receiving every day starting from today is the sum of $6500.00.also your
are required to send us the sum of $167.00 dollar for Re-newing and
recofirming your payment file.

Beneficiarey name----------------------------
Address--------------------------------
Tel phone-----------------------------
your age-------------------------------------
your occupation--------------------------
your bank info if you want it by wire transfer-------------------------

CONTACT PERSON,Dr EZEOVILIVO JOHN,EMAIL:ministry_ng@sify.com) or
(officepay2@hosanna.net) Tele +229-974-988-76 As soon the required fee of
$167.00 and your full info send today for the renewing and reconfirming
your payment file you will start receiving your funds as from
tomorrow,Send the $167.00 dollar through western union Amount---$167.00 If
your ready to send the money get back to this office to give you receivers
name and wher you can send.

Yours in service
Mr samuel okeke
Secretary

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