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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: Mr Linus <"www."@able.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr Linus <moneygramo590@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:18:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Beneficiary:

Dear Beneficiary:

The Board of federal ministry of finance benin republic. are here to notify you of your payment inherited funds of $2.5M.000. after the meeting held on 8th of agust 2016. His Exelence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN Mr Patrice Talon. has Instructed this Department to send your funds through MONEY GRAM money transfer for easier receive of your inherinted funds without any further delay. to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the global. you are required to send your name and address were you want your fund to be send through western union the maximium amount you will be receiving each day starting from tomorrow is the sum of $5000.00. also your are required to send us the sum of $35 dollar for re-newing and recofirming your file that was deposited in this office with your name and address bellow.

Beneficiary name———————
Address——————————–
Tel phone—————————–

Contact with this informations below:
CONTACT PERSON: MR Tom William
Telephone: +229-999300456
EMAIL: moneygramo590@gmail.com

As soon as the required fee of $95 is send today for the renewing reconfirming the payment file of your funds you will start receiving your funds as from tomorrow.Send the $35 dollar through western union OR MONEY GRAM with the

name and address below:
Here the information,
Country:……..Republic of Benin
City:…….Cotonou
Receivers Name:………LUKE OBALAME
Text:……………Great
Answer:…………….Britain
Amount:……….$35

We await to receive the MONEY GRAM payment informations today.Please if you are not the real beneficiary don’t respond on this,Call MR Patrice Talon on this number 00229-99300456 for him to know that you have contacted him with your information’s. Yours in service

Mr loko obi (ESQ).
Finance Ministery
Federal republic of Benin.

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