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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: Barrister Peter Ben <christdady1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: western_union2000@rocketmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:30:52 +0100
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER




Attn Beneficiary;=20
The Board of federal ministry of finance Benin Republic are hereby to
notify
you of your payment inheritance funds of US$3.5million after the meeting
held
on 13th of August 2008. His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF
BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) has Instructed this Department to send your funds
through
our westernunion money transfer, for easy receive of your inheritance
funds
without any further delay to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that i=
s
going
on through internet now ,
You are required to send your name and address Where you want your fund t=
o
be
send to you through WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. The maximium amount you
will
be receiving per a day starting from tomorrow is $7000.00) and the MTCN
NO#
will be sent along with the Text Questions=20

Attention; Mr Martin J Mark.
Western Union Money Transfer
Email; (western_union2000@rocketmail.com)=20
Email; (western_union2000@rocketmail.com)=20
Try to fill the Above Informations where they will be sending
you your
money ,

Yours in service
Mr. Brown Beko

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