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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: "aplrilia reinsenny" <james-ambassador@t-online.de>
Reply-To: uncc009@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:02:59 +0700
Subject: BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU


ATTENTION

The Management Organization Of African Unity (OAU) And Committee United Nation (UN) Western African Representative Conjunction with the Board Directors of Benin Republic International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded in board directors meeting with European High Commission National Secretary and other some European Union in how to effect your over due inheritance fund of US$2.800.000.00 Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Of American Dollars, directly to you in your country, In View of these great opportunity in your favor, This committee has been instructed the IMF Director Dr Philip Marco to pay through his desk based in any means you wish to receive your fund without any delaying,

After the official investigation and observation of your fund which clarify and indicate that you are the right beneficiary of this contract inheritance fund which has been currently informed and notified that your fund will be transferred to you via any your choice such as bank to bank wire transfer to your local private bank account in your country by the mentioned which you will in person will control the transfer from the transferring bank directly to your local account by your self from your own personal computer or Via your Cell tell-phone, 2 Via Atm Master Card which you will be withdrawing from any atm machine all over the world, 3 through western union or money gram daily payment $5000.00 per day unstill your total fund paid completed to you,

For your convenience, you will pay sum of $93.00 for the stamp duty of your total payment file from the ferial high court of Benin republic before your payment will be able to commencing to you in any means of your choice ok, Contact the IMF General director Benin Republic Dr Philip Marco to Provide him your personnel information along with the $93.00 fee payment information as we stated here where to pay the fee into and forward him the full information’s as you used to made the payment via western union ok,

Here is the full information to use and send the fee via western union once you are interested to receive your over due inheritance payment through the desk of Dr Philip Marco,

Receiver Name---------CHRIS UMEH
Country------Benin Republic
City---------Cotonou
Country Code-------229
Text Question---------Benin
Text Answer---------Cotonou
Amount To Send-------$93.00
Full Sender Name------------
Mtcn No 10 Digit---------------

Please try to contact him with your correct basic information also along with the fee full payment info ok,,

Contact Person Dr Philip Marco
IMF Director Benin Republic,
E-mail (uncc009@hotmail.com)
Tel-Phone +229-65966266
Thanks for your Patience, Tolerance and Patronage,
Regards
Mrs Ann Godwin
IMF GENERAL SECRETARY
BENIN REPUBLIC

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