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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: "DR.DORA NKEM AKUNYILI" <johnmike.2011@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: dorankemakunyili@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:18:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DIRECTOR MINISTER OF INFORMATION (MFI).




MINISTER OF INFORMATION,
ADDRESS:RADIO HOUSE,HERBERT MACAULAY WAY (SOUTH),
AREA 10,GARKI-COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC.

After an emergency meeting with the president on the 1st of August 2010 to
celebrate the 50 years Anniversary of Benin republic which he appeal of
pardon and mercy on your behalf to ensure that your $8.3 million us
dollars is paid to you without any further delay again.

And he instructed that all the fee/charges should be reduced to the
minimum of $78 only, towards this issue he has mandated with immediate
effect that all fee and charges required of you to claim your overdue
contract/compensation and inheritance must be reduce as he have
instructed, and you should immediately comply with the above Presidential
mandated fee to avoid more charges again.

As we are passing this noble gesture to inform you as a piece of advise
for you to go and pay this fee immediately via western union or money gram
with the details below to enable my office secure the Presidential
International fund transfer permit and immediately this fee is received
your fund release file will be forwarded to the office of the Governor
Central Bank of Benin (CBN) because is from there the transfer will be
made to your nominated bank account simply because the President has
discovered that other local banks doesn’t transfer the beneficiaries funds
as its supposed to be only using it to collect money from beneficiaries
which has made many beneficiaries not to receive their overdue contract
payment till now. Based on that, the presidency has ordered that any fund
that is above US$1million dollars should be transferred to the rightful
owner through the Central Bank to avoid lost of funds and also to stop
contradicting beneficiaries right by delaying their fund transfer.

Payment details below,

Receivers name: Ikwunne Anthony
Receivers Address: benin / cotonou
Text Question: What for
Text Answer: release
Amount: $78 only
Senders Name:
Senders Address:
M.T.C.N Number:

We wait to receive the payment details so that your fund release will be
effected to you without any further delay and as you are sending the
payment information, kindly use that opportunity to reconfirm your bank
details and your bank telephone number.

You are very lucky to be counted among the lucky once that will be paid
this fiscal year of 2011. I am very happy for you. Call me immediately on
+229991622


DR.DORA NKEM AKUNYILI.
DIRECTOR MINISTER OF INFORMATION (MFI).

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