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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: "Dr. Frank Kelly" <onu.james@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Dr. Frank Kelly" <atm.card71@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 01:41:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: YOUR BANK DRAFT CHEQUE OF $8.MILLION HAS APPROVAL TODAY


 Attention,

Good day dear beneficiary. This is the president of Benin republic is writing this email to inform you that after the meeting held in my office yesterday been 10th desember2014 which consist between the United States Embassy and the United Nations, African ECOWRS we have concluded that you will be compensated with all the money you have loosed in the hands of Africans and most especially BENIN REPUBLIC precisely.

After receiving many complaints that many was scammed through WESTERN UNION, MONEY GRAM, BANK TRANSFER AND DELIVERY COURIER COMPANIES (robertpaul972@yahoo.de) including CHAMBERS as well, so I’m pleading with all scammed citizens that anyone that has been scammed due to one reason or the other and for anything would be compensated back and no matter your country or continent, AFRICA, ASIA PACIFIC, ENGLAND, EUROPE, ETC. all scammed person(s) would be compensated and would be sent their compensation funds.

Furthermore, every client and beneficiaries would be send their compensation fund sum of of $8,Million USD each. And this fund would be sent to you through BANK DRAFT CHECK and it would be sent to you in form of an executive enveloped sealed letter and there will nothing like any delivery agent or courier company involved in this, perhaps, this letter would be sent to you through POST OFFICE and would be sent directly to your home address and P.O BOX.

Because according to the president of this country he told us that you did not receive your funds since last year we should contact you immediately, he stated that his office did not have your name in file of those who received their funds from Benin Republic. Please here bellow is what we want you to answer to enable us to handle this case normal as the reporter said that it has been done to you.

(1)Do you receive any money from Africa............
(2)If you received money from him,  how much.............
(3)Through which way, bank or courier do you received the money from
(4) Is it true that you received money through western union .......
(5) In which date or year......................
(6)Which authority approve the file .............

More ever, we want you to follow your payment code which follows below, and wish is given to you by the high court of Benin and the code is Be678FPN because this code will ensure you and Alert you in any day you receive a scam e-mail from this country. just forward everything to us we will send it to the Benin presidency office attorney to issue out email

Therefore, all beneficiaries is expected to send the below details for fast procedure and immediate co-operation;
Full Name:
Home Address:
Country:
P.O. Box Address:
Postal Address:
Telephone Number:
Age and Sex:
Contact mailto:Email. (robertpaul972@yahoo.de)

Contact Telephone Number:+22873478536

Finally, all the scammed beneficiaries would be sent this compensation fund of $8, MILLION USD and the only money that would be involved in this would be the POSTING FEE of $45 USD each and this would be the only money that would be paid by the beneficiary of the funds and that is all. Moreover, there will be no C.O.D in this stated method of payment and every beneficiary has just from now till the 10TH of desember 2014 to comply and correspond with this office respectively.

Your urgent and fast response is highly needed and would be highly Appreciated, so as to enable this issue to be settled once and for all.

His Excellency,
Dr.Well Robert Paulo
Vice President of Benin Republic.
Telephone Number+22873478536,

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