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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: "Mr. Smith Ezenwa" <wutransferbenin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: careteam.services@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:35:29 +0900 (KST)
Subject: FROM THE CHIEF JUDGE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF BENIN






FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN

MINISTRY OF
FINANCE

ECONOMIC AND DEBT REFORM
DEPARTMENT.

WORLD BANK READ,
COTONOU
,BENIN REPUBLIC                                    
(Civil
Procedure)


                                                                                                     (F.H.C.B)


                                                                                         
( ARANGEMET)

 

Why are you
decided to make yourself a looser of this fund by refusing to pay the 99 dollars
for the renewal of your transfer file,Be rest assure that as soon you send the
$99.00usd they must start transfering of your fund through Western Union  within
2hrs after canfirmation of the fee without any further delay and this is the
only fee you have to pay in this transaction as it was written down already by
the Federal government of this country that mapped out the compensaction for you
ok.

 

be inform that the
amount you will be receiving each day is $5,000.00usd once you send the
$99.00usd  for the renewal of your transfer
file,

However,You are
therefore advice to Contact the General Manager of Western union Department,
Benin Republic ( Mr.Johnson Darry) through below email address:


 

Kindly notify us
or your nearest F.B.I office after 2hours you did not received your first
payment of $5,000.00 from
Mr.Johnson Darry
ok.
 

Send it to bellow
information via western union or money gram:
 
Receiver
name::::::::::::::::::::ANTHONY NWANKWO
Address:::::::::::::::::::::::Cotonou-Benin
Republic.
Text question::::::::::::::::::: In
God.
Answer::::::::::::::::::::: We
trust.
MTCN::::::::::::::::
Sender's
Name::::::::::::

Sender's
Adddress::::

 

 

I will be waiting
on your urgent feedback with the MTCN of the $99.00
thanks.

and send him your Fund Release Pin R1209I
so that he will transfer your fund to you immediately they receive the  $99 from
you.

 

Thanks and accept our
congratulations.

    

Reply to careteam.services@yahoo.fr

Mr. Smith
Ezenwa

From Minister Of Finance,


Federal Republic of
Benin.
Telephone +229
66519968


FROM THE CHIEF JUDGE
FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF
BENIN

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