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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: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1ycy4gU2FuZHJhIFN5bmRlciI=?= <ebian@infovia.com.ar>
Date:
Subject:

Hello Beneficiary,

Western union under Eco Bank plc, has finalize al= l the necessary arrangement that your fund of ($10,000.usd) has been approv= e by the board directors of eco bank, your total fund with western union is= $4.5million you will be receiving $10,000usd, per day. Furthermore our att= orney will go to the Inland Revenue tax office to obtain a letter of admini= stration tax clearance approval on your behalf from high court. Fill in the= required blanket bellow with your current information to avoid wrong trans= fer. try to send your full information below.

1. You full name---2. Your country---
3. Your Mobile phone number---
4. Your occupation= ---
5. Your Home address:--
6. Your Age/sex ----

Western Union= Head Office Benin Republic has been instructed to transfer the funds to yo= u with immediate effect once they got in contact with you but if they have = not reached you, urgently contact them with the email and information as fo= llow.

Email; ( w.ubeninrep@hotmail.com )
Tell; +229- 960 380 72Contact person Mr. John Mensah.

He is the remittance manager on th= e foreign affair and he is in charge of your funds transfer. you can call h= im with this +229- 960 380 72 immediately you receive this mail and ask him= when your first payment of $10,,000 will be send to you from there office.=

All you need to do is to contact him with the above information I g= ave you if you have not reconfirm your detail where they will be sending yo= u your $10,000 and he will use the information to obtain the transfer relea= se order in your name from the Federal Ministry of Justice to start your fu= nds transfer immediately.

Regards,
Mrs. Sandra Synder.

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