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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: Diplomat Ben Mike <dbenmike@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: diplomatbenmike@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:01:51 +0200
Subject: From Diplomat Ben Mike,



Attention: Beneficialy,

I?m diplomat Mr Ben Mike; I have been trying to reach you on your telephone
about an hour now just to inform you about my successful arrival in Orlando
International Airport (MCO) Florida USA with your two boxes of consignment
worth 900,000.00 USD which I have been instructed by FEDEX COURIER DELIVERY
COMPANY to be delivered to you. The Airport authority demanded for all
the legal
back up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor
fraud money,

I have presented the papers I handed to them and they are very much pleased
with the paper?s I presented but the only thing that is still keeping
me here is
the Origin of funds Clearance certificate which is not placed on the
boxes, one
of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the Origin of funds Clearance
certificate so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery
successful, I try to reason with them and they stated the Origin of funds
Clearance certificate will cost us just $185 Dollars only to get the
two Origin
of funds Clearance certificate placed on the boxes as that Origin of funds
Clearance certificate will enable me get to your house successfully
without any
interference, they scanned the boxes and found out that the fund is
100 % spend
able and accepted by any bank in the whole world.

Please try and reach me with my international roaming number
00229-98556534 it
working here that is GLO BENIN LINE as I can not afford to spend more
time here
due to other delivery I have to take care of in Texas. I have more vital paper
with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your
house as that
it?s the diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver, as I can
accompany
you to your bank were you will deposit the fund successfully with these papers

You can direct the Origin of funds Clearance certificate fee to our
Head Office
as they will get it here for you and they are entitled to receive and make any
payment to foreign countries authority.Please reply me back on this email; (
dip.benmik718@yahoo.com.hk )

Receiver: Ezedike David Chukwu
Country: Benin republic
City: Cotonou
Amount: $ 185 US Dollars
Text Question: kind of Day
Answer ?. Rain
SENDER...............
MTCN NUMBER........

Regard
Diplomat Ben Mike

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