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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: Central Bank of Benin <msgoodnesscharity701@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Central Bank of Benin <officefile2015@foxmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 04:31:22 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONGRATULATION'S FROM CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN


 From the Desk of Dr.Kingsley Akpe,Deputy Governor, Financial System StabilityCentral Bank of Benin/Contract Verification/ReviewPanel and Foreign Debt Payment.Telephone: +229-689-437-84Email: cbb.central.bank.of.benin@accountant.com
I am Dr. Kingsley Akpe, Deputy Governor, Financial SystemStability,Central Bank of Benin. I decided to contact you because ofthe prevailing security report reaching my office and the intense natureof polity in Benin.
With detailed investigation we wish to inform you that your long overdue awaiting fund/ contract inheritance payment from the Federalrepublic of Benin has been approved by the office of the presidencyon Tuesday  worth of US$3.5 Million USD. and after approval we havesearched for your contact in your payment file but did not see it butonly your email address appeared there so we decided to contact youtoday after getting a letter from MR.JOHN WHEELER claiming he is yourrelative from California,
with his banking details belowBANK NAME: WELLS FARGO BANK.ADDRESS: 1063 11TH ST REEDLEY CA 93654ACCOUNT #3292957895ROUTING # 121042882.BENEFICIARY NAME: JOHN WHEELER.
informing us that he is your next of kin and you have instructed weshould make the transfer to him without any delay.
We decided it is best we contact you by your email to ask you if trulyyou have instructed him being MR.JOHN WHEELER to receive your long overdue waited contract inheritance payment worth US$3.5 Million, if so thenget back to us and let us know so we can go ahead and instruct the HSBCbank  who are in charge of the transfer to go ahead and make thetransfer to him as he has agreed to pay the $100 usd transfer bondprocessing fee.
So the reason for sending you this email is to get the instruction fromyou directly if the direction is from you truly to have this MR.JOHNWHEELER help you pay the transfer processing fee of $100 usd and alsohelp you receive the transfer of $3.5 Million USD with his own accountprovided by him.
As i talk to you, the HSBC bank is ready to make transfer to who everyou instruct to receive your fund, so get back to me and let me know ifwe should go ahead to collect the transfer processing fee of $100 usdand make the transfer of your approved fund of $3.5 Million USD to thisMR.JOHN WHEELER as nothing is delaying after the transfer only yourinstruction.
As soon as you get this email and get the content clearly noted, kindlyget back to me with the below details to enable me start working on yourfund and stop them from transferring the funds to this man who claimedyou ordered him to receive your fund from us:
FILL THE BELLOW INFORMATION AND GET BACK TO ME ASAP:
YOUR FULL NAME....................YOU’RE ADDRESS......................YOU’RE MOBILE PHONE NUMBER..............YOUR FAX / VOICE MAIL................YOUR SEX..........................YOUR OCCUPATION...................

YOUR BANK INFORMATION
BANK NAME _________________BANK ADDRESS ___________________ACCOUNT HOLDER ________________ACCOUNT NUMBER _______________ROUTING NUMBER _______________SWIFT CODE __________________
Send it through western union money transfer or Money Gram with thebelow details.
RECEIVER'S NAME________ CHRIS OBAHCountry:_______________Benin RepublicCity :_________________ CotonouTEXT QUESTION:________IN GODANSWER: _____________WE TRUSTAMOUNT:_____________ $100Sender's Full Name______Sender Full Address:_____MTCN:___________
Send the payment details to me which are senders name and address,mtcnnumber,
Dr.Kingsley Akpe,Deputy Governor, Financial System StabilityCentral Bank of Benin.Telephone: +229-689-437-84Email: cbb.central.bank.of.benin@accountant.com

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