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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: "United Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <untiednations2801@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 18:27:56 +0200
Subject: RE: UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK

WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT

Our Ref: WEB/NF/UN/XX027

RE:IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

Good Day to you:


Your E-mail is well received, We have actually been authorized by the presidency, Federal Republic of Benin and the Governing board Central bank of Republic of Benin to investigate the unnecessary delay of your payment, recommended and approve your claims for payment if your Cheque Draft is genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bankers who are trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal transfer of US$4.500,000.00USD. Four Millions and Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.

I receive your mail this afternoon and I have contacted our paying bank Diamond Bank Plc - Benin Republic for transferring of your fund which was deposited to their bank on your behalf, Inquiries how your money will be transferred directly to your account as you requested which i feel is safer and i was informed by our paying bank in Cotonou that you will have to Open a Non Residential bank account where the money (US$4,500,000.00) on your name will be deposited before the money can be transferred to your account.

The bank director said that you will have to open an Non Residential account and also you will have to send your direct telephone number, and also your details information to the bank for opening of the new account in your name.

You should endeavor to send the requirements so they can conclude with the account opening as the bank informed me that once the account is opened and the draft deposited in your name, it will take only 48 hours to transfer the money to your account world wide through telegraphic swift transfer to your own account.

You should endeavor to send these requirements you sent to me to Diamond Bank Benin soon for the transfer of your funds and i will give you the bank contact Information's so that you can reach them by yourself to find out the situation of things on how your money can be transferred to your account immediately.

CONTACT DIAMOND BANK PLC BENIN WITH THE INFORMATION'S BELOW FOR URGENT TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND US$4,500.000, USD.

MR. PAUL C. PATRICK.
The Director of Foreign Remittance
Diamond Bank Plc -Cotonou Benin Republic.
Address: 20/22 Hospital Route Cotonou Benin
Tel: +229-9915-9470 Customer Care
E-mail address ( diamondbnkonline1501@hotmail.com )

Have a nice day and i am hoping to hear from you soon, once you have reached the bank.

THANKS,

DR/MR. ADAM MIKE,
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED
PAYMENT OFFICE COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.

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