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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: "U.S.A EMBASSY IN BENIN REPUBLIC" <moneytransfer02@kimo.com>
Reply-To: unitedstate_embassy1@waterquan.com
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:17:36 +0800
Subject: U.S.A EMBASSY IN BENIN REPUBLIC

US Embassy Abu Dhabi
U.S.A EMBASSY IN BENIN REPUBLIC
Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992
Zakari Maimalari Street
Cadastral Zone AO,
Central Business District, West Africa
Telephone:  
+229-6720-6750.
 

Attn:  
Welcome to the United States Of America Embassy Benin Republic, This is Dr.Young B. Brown, U.S. Embassy in Benin Republic. We write to notify you that U.S. Embassy here in Benin has inter-vain in you case due your total sum of $4,800, 000, 00, Inheritance fund owning you in Africa. We are here to represent and protect the legal interest of every American and any others Country like UK and Assia that involved in such businesses of every Foreigner and  especially to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member  Country Citizens domiciled here in Cotonou, Benin Republic.This site  contains information on the United States of America and the Republic of Benin. It provides pages on the bilateral relationship between the two 
Countries,as well as on foreign policy,economic affairs,domestic  issues,and U.S.society and values.The various sections of the Embassy work together as a team to address the goals of the Mission.

We write to inform you of the breaking  news about your Inheritance fund of ($4.8 million USD) which you have  been expecting sending money for so longer, without a good result up to  date, even many of them contacted you in form of Western Union 
Department or Money Gram stated your fund was with them, from the financial regulatory bodies of this Country, from their report I gathered that your Inheritance fund which was scheduled to have been remitted to your destination point by some corrupt officials with intention of on asking you to pay endless money.However, I went to Benin Republic International Criminal Organization after USA Embassy Board of Directors for investigation, and in their bid to launch a full scale 
investigation into the saga, they found out that the reason why you were swindled in the past and still not been able to receive your expected  fund till date was because you were dealing with the wrong people without involved USA Embassy  Reprensitive, unscrupulous elements, and impostors that were impersonating.
 
Further more,USA Embassy have took the  chance to an emergency meeting with the Government of Benin Republic, and it was resolved that you shall be receiving $4,800,000,00, we have  summon the amalgamated union governing all the official office stores in this Country and their MD referred your fund to step aside that we will handle your payment total sum of $4,800,000,00,by ourself,so,it better for you to stopped communicate with any other office here in Benin Republic,because,if you did is for your own risk.Though the Claim Fund Origin certificate charges that you were supposed to pay was initially on the high price but has been cut down to $125 by the USA Embassy in Benin Republic as part of our corporate social responsibility to considering the poor economic situations that make it difficult for the middle class citizens to meet up with the Claim Fund Origin of their entitlement.

Note that the $125 is the only money that you shall pay to Mr.Nnalue Ikegbune before they shall start program the
payment details that shall enable you have access of your $4, 800, 000, 00, Note that the $125 is compulsory for you to pay as it was agreed in  the meeting that you have to pay the $125 which will serve as  re-confirmation to your original file,meanwhile you are advising to reconfirm the below information to us avoid mistaking.

1. Your Full Name: _________
2. Your Direct Cell No: _________
3. Your Home Address: _________
4. Your City: _________
5. Your ID: _________

Note that you are expected to pay only  $125 for re-confirmation of your file and you are to pay it to Western  union or Money Gram here in Benin Republic as the origination of the  Fund in the favor of Mr.Nnalue Ikegbune. Send the $125 through with the 
information below for reconfirmation of your file that will enhance the release of your Fund,

Receivers: _________ALEX ANA
City: _________Cotonou
Country: _________Benin Republic
Test Question: _________A
Answer: _________A
Amount: _________$125
Sender s name: _________
MTCN____________________
Once you send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN for easy pick up and for immediate action on the release of your $4,800, 000, 00, and your subsequent payments. Note that any unclaimed funds will be return to the Government of Benin after 
11days. So you are urgently advised to comply with our directives so that you shall receive your fund without stress again.
http://cotonou.usembassy.gov/uploads/images/lwOm4jQmpQdk5HPXThOAHg/mlk08.jpg 
Dr.Young B. Brown
Director, U.S. Ambassador Benin Republic
Tel-+229-6720-6750

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