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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: "Chief Judge Peter L.Moore" <officemessage33@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Chief Judge Peter L.Moore" <peterlee1398@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 23:30:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn:Honorable Beneficiary,


Attn:Honorable Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF and the instruction by the Presidency Chief of State and Chief of the Government Dr. Boni Yayi, that all outstanding foreign debts especially next of kin/contracts payment should be released to the beneficiaries this year 2016, as your payment was recently approved. I am doing all I can to make sure you receive your funds, and I protected your funds sum of US$10.5Million for almost six Months now but I assure you that you still have every opportunity to claim your entire funds from the government of Benin Republic.

I wish to officially communicate to you for your long overdue funds have being duly approved for immediate payment by Mr.President Republic Of Benin,this decisions was taken today and I was mandated through my office to release the sum of US$10.5Million (Ten Millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) which was approved in your name for immediate payment through my office as the payment Administrator and you are required to get back to me through my e-mail with your information:

Your Full Name ........................
Your Contact Address ......................
Your Telephone No:.......................
Your Age / Sex ..........................
A Copy of your ID............ 

Note that this is a Presidential Gazetted Directives which you must adhered to the later as i will not remind you about this again,any other arrangement you have with banks or Government agency as regards to your payment outside this is not from Government of Republic of Benin, and you should disregard.While I wait to hear from you as soon as you get this email.

Thanks For Being Understand

Best Regard.
Chief Judge Peter L.Moore
FROM HIGH COURT BENIN

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