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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: "Ministry Of Finance Benin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <w_union01@live.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 15:07:28 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUND HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR TRANSFER

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
ECONOMIC AND DEBT REFORM DEPARTMENT.
WORLD BANK READ, COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC(Civil Procedure)
(F.H.C.B)
(ARRANGEMENT)

Attention beneficiary.

Why have you decided to abandon your fund by refusing to pay the $55 dollars for the renewal of your transfer file, Be rest assure that as soon you send the $55.00usd they must start transferring of your fund through Western Union within 2hrs after confirmation of the fee without any further delay and this is the only fee you have to pay in this transaction as it was written down already by the Federal government of this country that mapped out the compensation for you OK.

Be inform that the amount you will be receiving each day is$5,000.00usd once you send the $55.00usd for the renewal of your transfer file,
However, you are therefore advice to Contact the General Manager of Western union Department, Benin Republic (Mr. Bob Coker)through below email address: w_union01@live.com or you can call him with this +229-98647744
Kindly notify us with this address (ministryoffinancebenin@mail2president.com) or your nearest F.B.I office after 2hoursyou did not received your first payment of $5,000.00 from Mr. Coker OK.
Send it to bellow information via western union or money gram:

Receiver name Emmanuel T.Nweke
Address... Cotonou-Benin Republic.
Text question... In God.
Answer. We trust.
MTCN...
Sender's Name...
Sender's Address:


And send him your Fund Release Pin R1209I so that he will transfer your fund to you immediately they receive the $55 from you.
Thanks and accept our congratulations.


Mr. Smith Ezenwa
FROM THE CHIEF JUDGE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF BENIN

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