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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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Fraud email example:

From: Bar Ben Wilson <mroluwatobi009@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:43:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THANKS. MR MOHAMMED YESUFU



  INTERPOL FINANCIAL & INTERNET CRIMES DECTECTING
OFFICE DEPARTMENT. AFFILIATE OFFICE OF BENIN
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMAND COTONOU BENIN Republic, 
Direct Office Security Telephone Line: + 229-99142153 .
Telex : 5211 ECBP COTONOU .   
 
 


MR/MISS CYNTHIA EDRICK(CHIEF EXECUTIVE GEORGE):-WHO STAND ON BEHALF OF.
 
       (INTERPOL)
      BENIN BRACHE
      RCC-CHEMBER-32657,
  E-mail:- mroluwatobi009@yahoo.com
 

 
Attn: Funds Beneficiary.    

Top of the day:5/01/2011.

The motion exparte is pursuant to Order 34 Rule 3(2) of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure) Rules 2009, Section 5 and 6 of PI Act 2004 and the inherent jurisdiction of the court.

Following the recent broadcast of the Director I.M.F International monitory Funds and the Chirman Benin deposit insurance coporation  Dr.Osita Ofodile during the provided issue on his speech to the united nation, couple with recommendation and resolution to the Appeal Court 5/01/2011 Time:07:30 AM.

I am the executive Chirman International Police(INTERPOOL) a committee set up by the  West Africa International Monetary Unit under the able Presidents of Benin Republic DR.BONI YAYIA . The purpose of the committee among other is to checkmate and arrest the every disorganizer of the federal law in the country to avoid more scam victim that flows arroung global world today.
 
Consequently, we received an aprooval letter from the I.M.F office ordering the above office to have these mate Arrest due to there  Criminal act in claming to your funds

There is presently a counter claims on your funds/ by MR.Eddy LEE and his Friend who was captured by International Police(INTERPOL)this morning. This  People are  presently trying to make us believe that you enteired into an agreement with her to help you in receiving your funds and also advice that the connecting of your pin code  should board to the new another Transfer.


These was in attempt to divert your funds value US$2.4 Million to a new method  without your knowledge may have been done by your local representative with the assistance of some  whom most of them are presently under our custody and will face prosecution under section Act 2001 Section DC.124, pending on when we finish with our investigation.

and they have agree to pay $45.00 for the cost of required certificate  fee as urgent as needed. But since the truth is come out we have verify that they are nothing but crook, So this morning  we have signed with the I.M.F that the amount you will pay them to recieve your funds is $45.00 only, Objection 1-6 Act 2003.

So as the rightfull owner of the funds we have signed that the only money you will pay  is $45.00 and required to send out the fee immediately you confirm my email because delaying is dangeriouse more especially in this matter. Go ahead and send out the fee today so to avoid your fund divert to the mentiond suspect.
 
Bellow is the information to send out the payment today.

RECIEVER NAME::::::::::::::::   MR. ONYEKWE JOHN
 
COUNTRY:::::::::::::::::::::: BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:::::::::::::::::::::::::::COTONU
TEST QUESTION::::::::::::::::HONEST
ANSWER::::::::::::::::::::::GOD
AMOUNT:::::::::::::::::::$45.00

THANKS. MR MOHAMMED YESUFU
INTERPOL REGIONAL OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
(INTERPOL) BENIN BRACHE

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