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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: "Financial Minister" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sggbwstrnuniontransfer5@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 06:26:02 -0700
Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

FROM DESK OF MINISTER OF. FREDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
FOREIGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE.

Attention ,

The Board of federal ministry of finance benin republic. are here to notify you of your payment inherited funds of ($2.500.00M)U.S.D dollars . after the meeting held on 6th of May 2011. His Exelence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN DR YAYEE BONI. has Instructed this Department to send your funds through western union money transfer for easier receive of your inherinted funds without any further delay. to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the global.

You are required to send your name and address were you want your fund to be send through western union the maximium amount you will be receiving each day starting from tomorrow is the sum of $5000.00. also your are required to send us the sum of $115.00 dollar for Re-newing and recofirming file that was deposited in this office with your name and address bellow .

Beneficiarey name---------------------
Address-------------------------------
Tel phone-----------------------------
Your ID copy--------------------------
Your city-------------------------
Contact Mr MR Tony Ebube with your informations below:
CONTACT PERSON: MR Tony Ebube
TEL: +229 93159849
EMAIL: (sggbwstrnuniontransfer5@gmail.com)


As soon the required fee of $115.00 is send today for the renewing reconfirming the payment file of your funds you will start receiving your funds as from tomorrow.

Send the $115 dollar through western union with the name and I am waiting for you to give information to enable you start to receive your paymeny as from tomorrow

Send the money with this below information;
1. Receiver Name : BOMEN JAMES
2. City/Country: Cotonou Benin
3.City:Cotonou
4.Question:How Long?
5.Answer:Two Days
6.Amonut:US$115

We await to receive the western union payment informations today. Please if you a are not the real beneficiary dont repond or delite

Yours in service
Financial Minister
Federal republic of Benin

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