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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: "financialministerbenin32 Gazeta.pl" <financialministerbenin32@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:13:17 +0200
Subject: HELLO


HELLO
FROM DESK OF JOHNSON ITHAMAR.
FINANCIAL MINISTER OF. FREDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
FORGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE.

Attn: Beneficiary Funds Inherited ,
The Board of federal ministry of finance benin republic. are here to
notify you of your payment inherited funds of ( $1.5Million United States
Dollars ) .after the meeting held on 28th of May 2008. His Exelence the
PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN DR YAYI BONI. has Instructed this
Department
to send your funds through western union 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 out 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 $2,500.00. also
you
are required to send us the sum of $185.00 dollar for Re-newing and
recofirming file that was Deposited in this office with your name. fill
the bellow form:

Your Receiver,s name__________________
Your country__________________________
your city_____________________________
Your text question_____________________
Your answer__________________________
Tel phone____________________________

Contact western union with this informations below:
Contact Person Rev. Peter Chris.
EMAIL: ( wumtcbenin0133@yahoo.com )


As soon the required fee of $185 is send today for the renewing and
reconfirming the payment file of your funds you will start receiving your
funds as from tomorrow.

Send the $185 dollar through western union with the name and address
below:

Receiver name ---------- MR.EDDY FRANK .
Country-------------------Benin Republic
City--------------------Cotonou.
Test Question--------------WHO WE TRUST
Test Answer-----------------GOD
Amount------------------------$185. Only


We await to receive the western union payment informations today.

Yours in service
Johnson Ithamar
Financial Minister
Federal republic of Benin

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