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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 WILLIAM HILL <william_hill13@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: drkenmamah@live.fr
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:53:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT ECO BANK FOR YOUR PAYMENT


UNITED NATIONS LIAISON OFFICE REPUBLIC OF BENIN
9 BP 152 PORTO NOVO,CARREFOUR 24 REPUBLIC DE BENIN
OUR REF: UNN/APXB/TF/08

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT #:WB/PC/FMF/MIN/UN/APXB/08.
 
Attn: Beneficiary,
 
Be inform that after a brief meeting with the World Bank Paris Club, Eco Bank International Board of Directors and United Nations Organisation Representative here in Benin republic by her Majesty the Minister of Finance, to release all long terms debt owned in Africa to Foreigners whom has been one way or the other denied their Inheritance or Contract payment.
 
The Eco Bank International Plc Benin has been set aside for urgent release of all Funds owned by any of the Financial institute in Africa. Meanwhile Your name was discovered on the list of the outstanding payment who have not yet receive their payments,your payment will be release to you as soon as you respond to this letter.  
  
Also note that from the records file, your outstanding payment is US$1.5M(One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) kindly re-confirm the followings Information to Dr.Ken Mamah,the Account Director International Remittance Department who is In-charge of the payment via E-mail:(drkenmamah@live.fr) Phone:+229 93 86 90 51.
  
1) Your full name. 
2) Phone number/address.  
3) Profession, age and marital status.
  
As soon as the Director Eco Bank International Remittance Department receive your information, your US$1.5M will be Transfer to your nominated Bank account from Eco Bank International Plc Benin.
 
Note that while the United Nations Body is involved to handle this payment is to keep a clean slate of all debts that has been owned to foreigners because of some Government officials and individual who has tried to transfer your Fund to you but failed for not being honesty.
 
You are hereby advise to stop further communication to whom ever it may be in-regards to your payment and comply to this, to avoid terminating your payment.The United Nations Organisation will not be interested in your story of not receiving your payment if you fail to abide to this Instruction.
  
Yours Faithful,
  
Mrs. William Hill
Public Relation Officer
United Nations Organisation Benin Republic.




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