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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: "Mrs. Susan Codji" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomasmadebe@icloud.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 03:34:47 -0700
Subject: Subject: Payment Ref: UBA/BK-1078/16

Subject: Payment Ref: UBA/BK-1078/16

Centrale Banque Benin
Plot 1669, Rue 42, Bank Street
Kereku Island
Porto Novo, Benin Republic

Payment Ref: UBA/BK-1078/16

Good Morning

This is to bring to your notice that a delegate from the United Nations was sent To Central Bank to pay 87 scam victims $860,000.00 USD (Eight Hundred and sixty Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $860,000.00 USD compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations, know that during the last U.N. meetings held few days ago, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals to the Advance fee fraud/scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the Africa Union is now paying 87 victims of this operators $860,000.00 USD each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in the Africa Region, the payments are to be supervised by the United Nations’ appointed agent/representative the person of Dr. Thomas Madebe Kiki, he is in-charge of scrutinizing the process whereby the beneficiary(you)will not have to communicate with any Official and the Central Bank of Benin or the corresponding paying bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA).

According to the number of applicants at hand, 47 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States and Europe, and we still have more 53 left to be paid the compensations of $860,000.00 USD each. Your email address was added by one of the Syndicates who were arrested as one of their victims of their scam operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anyone for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (Motto: No Body is Above the Law) have combined effort with the United Nation Anti-crime commission to alleviate and redeem the image and past wounds of foreigners and firms who were defrauded, scammed and abandoned by this syndicates to slight down our dignities to international communities.

Many banks have been in bankruptcy today, Universal firms, Companies and individuals due to the activity of these hoodlums. However, investigations have shown that these people have dropped over 500,000 victims after collecting their money forcefully, many committed suicide and others living by the grace of God.

With the sanity presently at hand, we have over 200 convicts at hand, 124 in kirikri prisons while many are still awaiting trail while We still fetch for others who feel they are wise and hope that you will be our friend by giving us more information as per clue in apprehending them.

You can receive your compensations payments via any of this options you Choose, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS or ATM DEBIT CARD. Get in contact with Dr. Thomas Kiki on ( thomasmadebe@icloud.com )( +229 61 01 93 07 ) this minute, he shall feed you with further modalities as soon as he receive's your message. Attach the code ( UBA/BK-1078/16 ) with the following formation; Your full Names; Contact Address; Mobile Phone Numbers.


Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Susan Codji
Chief Secretary
Centrale Banque Benin

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