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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: "Mr.Kennedy Hugo" <mrhugokennedy1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Kennedy Hugo" <mrhugokennedy1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 10:47:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Attention: Distinguished Beneficiary,Your MasterCard Debit Card
is Ready in Our Payment Center.


Attention: Distinguished Beneficiary,
 
This is to let you know that we received a payment credit instruction from the Federal Government of Benin Republic to complete your payment via ATM Master Card with your full inheritance fund of Usd$2,500,000 million from the Benin Foreign reserve account with our bank.This is to officially inform you that (ATM Card/ DEBIT Card has been credited in your favor, Your Personal Identification Number is 9200. The Card Value is ($2.5M USD) and your ATM CARD will be send to you through DHL delivering company.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in passed and Bank of Benin Republic with the World Bank officials have agreed to compensate you with the sum of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars for the victim. This includes every foreign contractor that may have not received his or her contract sum and people that have had an unfinished transaction, people who have inheritance to claim or international businesses that failed due to instability of governments.

You are advised $5,000.00 USD is permitted to withdrawal  twice per day and are duly Inter Switch so you can make withdrawal at any ATM locate Center of your choice around the world.

You are advice to contact me back on my email so that I will forward all the details information for delivering of your card; all the legal documents are out and will be send to you once I hear from you.

With the following information;
 
 
Full Name:  ------------------
Phone Number: ------------
Country: ----------------------
Occupation: ------------------
Sex: --------------------------
Age: ---------------------------
 
 
Your ATM CARD will be send through DHL delivering company and only amount required you to pay to claim your ATM Card is Delivery Charges $55 dollars by DHL Courier Company Benin Republic, so get back to me with your full information's before it will be late through my email address (mrkennedyhugo1@yandex.ru)


Notify the payment of delivery Charges $65 through Western Union or Money Gram with below information and receiver name Mr.Paul Chinedum

Sender:..........................
Sender Country:.........................
Question: Trust
Answer: . Yes
Control/MTCN Number................
Amount: $65
Receiver Name:Mr.Paul Chinedum
Country: Benin Republic  Cotonou WEST AFRICA

 
Thanks

Mr.Kennedy Hugo.
phone no:+229 96546919
email: mrkennedyhugo1@yandex.ru


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