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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: BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION <officekate----03@att.net>
Reply-To: bhcb.89@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:31:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION






















 


 
       










































































































BRITISH HIGH
COMMISSION
FROM FEDERAL HIGH COURT BENIN TO  OWNER OF THIS
E-MAIL
OFFICE OF CONSULAR
GENERAL OF THE BRITISH COMMISSION
MISSEBO HOUSE,
APAKPA STREET, TOKPA  DISTRICT,
PORTONOVO,
BENIN.

TEL:
+229 99 10 54
12.
E-MAIL:bhcb.89@gmail.com
 
 

ATTENTION, Beneficary,

The
British High Commission in Benin, Nigeria, Siera loan Republic, Ghana
and
Burkina Faso received a report of scam against you and other British/US
and Asian citizens etc.

   You are listed and approved for payment as one
of the scammed victims, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate
payment of your compensation funds. On this faithful recommendations, I want you
to know that during the last UN meetings held in Portonovo, Benin Republic, it
was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of
funds by various foreigners to the scam artists operating in syndicates all over
the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president
of the five Countries comprising Nigeria, Siera loan, Benin Republic, Ghana and
Burkina Faso in collaboration with the UNITED NATION through their British High
Commission office in Benin are now paying one hundred and four  (104) scam
victims cutting across the whole continents of the world as a compensation to
maintain good relationship among other nations of the world, the compensation
was dim very necessary by the bodies involved  due to the retrieval of valuable
properties and money amounting to millions of United State of America dollars 
from some of the suspected scam artists that were arrested by security
operatives which was handed over to

BENIN. FINANCIAL INTELLIGENT
UNIT(BFIU).

    Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in
Benin, the payments are to be paid through (Mr. Robert Edward) BRITISH HIGH
COMMISSION Headquarters, Portonovo, Benin through their funding streams such as
the Strategic Program Fund (formerly GOF), Public Diplomacy Project Fund,
Bilateral Program Budget and Returns & Re-integration Fund also under
funding assistance by the Central Bank of Benin Republic in Collaboration with
the Bank of America. According to the number of applicants at hand, 84 proved
victims has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, Europe
and Asia, we still have more 20 left to be paid their
compensations.

Yours was among those that were reported unpaid as at
Monday and we wish to advise you to see to the instructions of the committee
tomake sure you receive your compensation immediately. Contact the office of the
British consular via our official email        ( bhcb.89@gmail.com )  
 
Note that You will receive your compensations payments via an
ATM Debit Card cash able at any ATM center around your country or via bank wire
into your account.

Be advised not to have any further contacts with any
internet scam artists to avoid any more lost of fund.

Call +229 99 54 12
. immediately to check if the endorsed
date suits
you.

















 


























          Thanks for your
understanding and cooperation. 
                

 Yours in
Service,





























Barrister Land Mohammed.
Secretary
To The Consular,
BRITISH HIGH
COMMISSION
BENIN.

























































YOUR SCAM COMPENSATION BENEFITED FUND TO BE
DELIVERED TO YOU
ASAP.


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