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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 <infofiel@cantv.net>
Reply-To: westernunionofficebenin@kimo.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:06:18 -0430 (VET)
Subject: RE: CONTACT WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER URGENT!.

 
DearE-mail Owner,

RE: YOUR $2.5MILLION PAYMENT RELEASE NOTICE:

We have been Ordered to Pay you the total Funds of $ 2.5Million through Western Union Money Transfer today, and the Maximum Amount you will be Receiving each day starting from today is $5,000 daily until the money is Completely Transferred to you.

So you ought to make contact with the Western union Agent: In the person of:

Sir Eddy Michael
E-mail: ( westernunionofficebenin@kimo.com )
(Phone:+229 97962372 )

And contact him via his stated e-mail to give your full information, Test Question and Answer to pick up your First Payment and let me know once you Confirm it all.

Yours Faithful
Mrs. Faith Domea

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