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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: "MRS. JENET WILLISON" <us_emb_brepublic@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: usaembeninoffice@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:25:34 +0000
Subject: URGENT FROM MRS. JENET WILLISON.








FROM MRS. JENET WILLISON.

ATTENTION:,

This is to bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of
your fund transfer through the western union Or MoneyGram network, I
am doing all I can to make sure you receive your funds and I protected
your funds for almost six Months now but I assure you that you still
have every opportunity to claim your entire funds from the United
State Embassy Office BeninRepublic (U.S.E.B.R).

I am only trying to help you because of the way the payment was
handled in the past. Secondly, I can not sit and watch you loose your
funds after confiding in me. As a matter of fact, there are still
decent and God fearing people here in the United State Embassy Office
Benin Republic which I am a good example. Since I came to this office
in the year 2011, I have helped so many foreign
Contractors/Beneficiaries from all paths of the world in claiming
their long over due fund from the Benin Government.

If you can be able to come up with $253.00 for the Clearance Paper
today, I will make sure you get your fund tomorrow morning, your fund
is ready to transfer to you as I write to you now due to my effort and
I don't know why you should be dealing with people outside my office,
just do your best and these transfer will be conducted. Finally if
this fund will be terminated and there is no way on earth you can get
this fund because the IMF will just have to cancel your name from the
payment file, its better you conclude these matter within the given
date.

If I receive the fee of $253 today, I assure you that you are going to
confirm your funds in your Country WITHIN 10HRS through our choosing
Diplomatic Agent. I shall try my possible best to make sure I
conclude the due legal process and will like you to Take my word
because i am strong behide you and my effort to this does not end
until you confirm the avaliability of your fund in your hands.

Please do not allow any body to deceive you and I expect your response
and I dont want you to be tired of these, just take life easy and see
what the result will be by next Week, I will expect your response and
the fee sent by western union. Just get back to me today with the
details and I promise to release your fund to you, its not easy and I
believe you have tried as well, so make sure you conclude these or
your fund will be terminated by the High Authority and that is all I
can say for now.

I am expecting the payment information as soon as you can so we can
proceed immediately.Note that you are expected to pay only $253.00 for
clearance certificate and you are to pay it to Benin Republic as the
origination of the consignment box. Send the $253.00 through Western
Union or MoneyGram once you receive this mail with the information
below for immediate release of your FUNDS,

RECOVERS;NAME:ALEX CHIOZIE
COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION: WHO MADE?
TEXT ANSWER: JESUS
AMOUNT: $253.00
MTCN.........................?
SENDER NAME.................?

Once you send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN# AND THE
SENDER'S NAME for easy pick up and for immediate action on the release
of your consignment. Please treat this as matter of urgency. Note that
any uncliam consignment will be return to the Courier Company for
final divertion. So you are urgently advise to comply with our demand
so that your consignment will be among those that will be deliver this
week.

Yours In Service,
MRS. JENET WILLISON.
Call me at +229-6
Assistant Secretary of U.S
in Benin State for African Affairs"


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