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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: Mike Tony <info_banqueinternationalbenin@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Mike Tony <www-wami-benin@live.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:27:43 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR FUND IS READY TO BE TRANSFER.


ttention Dear Friend.
 
I resumed duty
recently as policy harmonization chairman on public debt a committee set up by
West African Monitoring Institution (WAMI) under the able presidency . My office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions here
in Africa that is to tell you
that 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 other is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding total
pending payment owned and Records before me have revealed that your payment has
not been effected as a result of official negligence as your fund has been
identified either as ghost file, unclaimed deposits, and over-invoiced sum etc;
this is due to many abnormalities had happened in the institutions where some
top official of the apex Banks are interested in your payment and they
collaborate with impostors who are carrying a 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 longer up till date that explains why you
receive different kinds of untrue emails and phone call from different people
everyday.
 
So, be inform that we have concluded all the necessary
arrangement towards the release of your payment but due to the prevailing
situation worldwide on cash movement and transfer of huge sum of money, your
payment has since being deposited with our (OFF-SHORE PAYMENT CENTRE) AFFILIATED
TO WORLD ASSOCIATIONS OF DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICES BANK OF AMERICA .Base on the
information we received from our paying office today, as the truthfully
beneficiary of this payment. you are responsible to pay $87 for your NON
IMMIGRANT TRANSIT TAX as the authorities demand which we described as selective
payment to enable the programming of the information in the micro chip
compartment which will comply with bank of America to effect the transfer of
your 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.
 
Please reconfirm your name,address and telephone to
this Email:( www-wami-benin@live.com )so that we can advice you
on how to send the money across to enable us finalise this transfer this
week.Your payment shall be made as soon as this information needed from you is
submitted through our paying office by wire transfer or by a certify bank bond
America Express Cheques all the transfer charges will be deducted from your
total sum as long as you send the $87 for the programming of the information
.the consequences of not adhering to this warning would be yours.Considering the
circumstances at hand, you are advice not to accept any E-mail telephone calls
that does not come from this office in regards to your payment this is to
forestall new efforttowards a diversion of your payment.
 
Accept our
congratulations in advance.
 
Best Regards,
Dr.Mike Tony
Wami-Institution
Cotonou Benin Republic
(WAMI)E-mail: www-wami-benin@live.com

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