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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: frank owen <centre_beninrep5@gala.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 10:35:59 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED

Attention!

After several attempts to reach you I deemed it necessary and urgent
to notify you finally about your outstanding settlement of your over
due transfer of your money . I resumed duty recently as Policy
Harmonization Chairman on public debts (West African Monitoring
Institution). A committee set up by the WAMI under the able
presidency.

I am committed to upholding and defending the constitution and laws of
West African Monitoring Institution as well as achieving a higher
level of public safety and security through the prosecution of
criminals in the state.

The purpose of the committee among others is to investigate, verify
and settle all outstanding debts owed and Records before me have
revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of
official negligence as many abnormalities had happened in the Banks
where some top officials of the apex Banks collaborate with impostors
who are carrying fake portfolios with levies misled and misguided
about the position of your fund and having the opportunity to extort
money from you that made it too long up till date .

As we understand the difficulties of economic time that exist today
and would like to repay this obligation for your plan designed to meet
your budgetary need. so be informed that your payment had since being
deposited with the corresponding BANK which in few days, all payment
transactions will be concluded according to the agreement and you will
receive your payment through a cashiers cheque or by wire transfer to
your nominated bank account from our consolidated dollars account we
have in USA.

The security of your data and transactions is crucial to us, we
therefore apply one of the best security standards available (128 bit
SSL), this (SSL) applies to the business relationship and supplements
any agreements made by
individual contract.

Based on the information we received, it is mandatory and
compulsory.You are adviced to forward your contact information to me
for further advice and also for the programming of the informatio! n
in the! micro chip
compartment of central as the authorities demand which is described as
selective payment and will comply with Bank to effect the transfer of
the fund exactly on the particular date or period (24 hours) specified
in the transfer script text for the fund to be made available to you
any way

you wish to receive it Considering the circumstances at hand. You are
also adviced NOT to accept any E-mail or telephone calls that does not
come from this office as this is to forestall new efforts towards a
diversion of your
payment. Accept our congratulations in advance.You can contact us with
this EMAIL ADRESS and PHONE NUMBER below for further details
EMAIL..........(westafrican.monitor@yahoo.it )

Best regards,
Dr, Alex West

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