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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: FEDERAL MINISTRY <lindawilliams61111@9.cn>
Reply-To: federalministry@postafiok.hu
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:08:49 +0530 (IST)
Subject: PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN (DR YAYI BONI)




Attn Legal Beneficiary of $1.5m;
 The Board of federal ministry of finance Benin Republic are hereby to notify you of your payment inheritance funds of US $1.5million after the meeting held on 13 th of June, 2011.
His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) has Instructed this Department to send your funds through our westernunion money transfer because of our ELECTION will take place lastly by monday next week and New PRESIDENT will come up, for easy receive of your inheritance funds without any further delay to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through internet now ,You are required to send your name and address Where you want your fund to be send to you through WESTERN UNION MONEY

That this is not one of those Nigerian/African scams that all they are after is to ripe you off your money and at the end you wil not receive your funds, but note that this is no scam and is directly from the Management of money Transfer United Kingdom Head Office and our Motto is To Serve You Better So send us your details inforamtion from you to process your payment:
 
TRANSFER.The maximmum amount you will be receiving per a day starting from tomorrow is $5,000.00) and the MTCN NO#will be sent along with the Text Questions & Answers for you to receive pick up through any Western Union Location in your Country, but note that you will send to them any amount that you have as from $39.00 to $100 usd any amount that you can afford so that you can have your western union pay out pick up,
 
Meanwhile here is the information that you will use to send the any amount that you can afford so that your western union pay out can start immediately.Remember that you will send the fee through Western Union with this information below.
 
Reciever's name,,,Mr Okechukwu Chibike.
Country,,,Benin Republic,
City,,,,Cotonou,
Text Question,,,,,In God?
Answer,,,,We Trust,
Amount,,,$39 usd,
Mtcn 10 digit control number ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Sender's name,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


Note that this is for their transfer charges fee ok. Send your inforrmation to MR.MARK DAVID of westernunion money transfer in Cotonou Benin Republic.And He will payout your first payment after you send to him the amount that you can afford from $39 usd up to $100 usd,Please give him your current tele phone number for easy communication.

Receiver name--------------
Country-----------------------
City....MISSION................
Test question...............
Answer...................
Tel phone----------------------
Age..........................

For further procedure Contact our payment officer with the information below;
ATTENTION; MR.MARK DAVID.
E-mail (mark-david1985@hotmail.com
TELE PHONE +229 98314052
 
Try to fill the Above Informations where they will be sending you your money and also call MR.MARK DAVID as soon as you send the information to them,
Your faithfuly
Office File

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