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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 REPUBLIC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <westernunion.dt@e-mail.ua>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:24:23 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT READY BY WESTERN UNION SEQUENTIALLY.

ATTENTION: THANKS FOR THE PATIENCE

The Board of federal ministry of finance Benin republic hereby notify you of your payment inherited funds of $2.8MILLION dollars, after the meeting held on 6th of August 2012. His Excellency the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN REPUBLIC DR YAYEE BONI has Instructed this Department to send your funds through western union money transfer for easier and secured payment of your inherited funds without any further delay to avoid paying money to the fraudsters that is hacking banking accounts.

You are required to send your name and address were you want your fund to be send through western union the maximum amount you will be receiving each day starting from tomorrow is the sum of $5000.00 also you are required to send us the sum of $185.00 dollar for Re-newing and reconfirming your sequential file payment that was deposited in this office with your name and address bellow:

Beneficiary full names: .......................
Beneficiary address: ..........................
Country: ...............................
Tel. phone: ............................
Country: ................................
City: ................................
Test Question: ..........................
Answer: .......................

Contact with this information’s below:
CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Samuel konne
TEL: +229-68398140
EMAIL: westernunion.dt@e-mail.ua

if you send the money you try and call western union payment office number to alert them of the payment as stated here +229-68398140 to give him the MTCN NUMBER now ok As soon the required fee of $185 .00 is sent today for the renewing reconfirming the payment file of your funds you will start receiving your funds as from tomorrow.

Send the $74.00usd through western union with the name and address below:

Receiver name==== Kingsley Okolo
Country========= Benin Republic
City=========== Rue de ecowas Rd. akpakpa, Cotonou
Test Question===== Who
Answer========= Red
Amount========== $74
Mtcn Number=======
Sender Name=======

They await to receive the western union payment information’s (MTCN) today of $74usd to enable them commence your $5000.00usd sequential payment immediately.


Yours in service

Finance Minister
Federal republic of Benin

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