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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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Fraud email example:

From: " JAMES A.KNIGHT. " <simonwilkins19@peoplepc.com>
Reply-To: " JAMES A.KNIGHT. " <us_ambassadbeninrepublic@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:33:16 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF PROF. JAMES A. KNIGHT US AMBASSADOR TO BENIN
REPUBLIC


FROM THE DESK OF PROF. JAMES A. KNIGHT .
UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO BENIN REPUBLIC
20 EMBASSY SUIT COTONOU, REPUBLIC DU BENIN.
11 GARIKA ROAD COTONOU REPUBLIC DU BENIN .
 

MY.DEAR FRIEND,
 
I SHALL BE COMING TO THE UNITED STATES FOR  AN OFFICIAL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER 2011 IN USA  NEXT WEEK , I WANT INFORM YOU THAT  YOU ARE AMONG OF THE 4 LOOKING PEOPLE WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVED THEIR PACKAGE SIGNED BY UNITED NATIONS THIS WEEK MONDAY,
 
AND I WILL BE BRINGING YOUR INTEREST PAYMENT OF US$2.8M ALONG WITH ME BUT YOU KNOW THAT I WILL GO THROUGH CUSTOMS BUT AS A US AMBASSADOR TO BENIN REPUBLIC, I AM A US GOVERNMENT AGENT AND I HAVE THE VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH CUSTOMS. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE A BRIEFING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATES BY SATURDAY
 
YOU SHOULD SEND YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER AND THE ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO BRING THE ATM MASTER CARD PACKAGE. YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH AS I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND AND THAT IS WHY I HAVE PERSONALLY INTERVENED YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON BECAUSE I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

YOUR PACKAGE (US$2.8M } MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR ME TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS US$180.00. 
 
BUT DUE TO YOUR FINANCIAL DISABILITIES TO COME UP WITH THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $180, YOU WILL PAY ONLY $80  THEN THE RETURN BALANCE WILL BE PAID WHEN I ARRIVE WITH YOUR PACKAGE, 
 
THE $80 MUST BE PAID IN THE NEXT 50 HOURS VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY-GRAM SO THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US.
 
YOU SHOULD SEND THE FEE DIRECTLY TO THE CARGO REGISTRATION OFFICER WITH THE INFO BELOW: THROUGH WESTERNUNION MONEY TRANSFER.
 
NAME -------------
COUNTRY -------------COTONOU REPUBLIC DU BENIN
TEXT QUESTION ----- WHAT YEAR
TEXT ANSWER ------- 2011
AMOUNT------- $80
 
MY TRIP WILL BE BY MID THIS WEEK AND I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY BEFORE THEN SO THAT THE DELIVERY CAN BE COMPLETED. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD PACKAGE.

Email     us_ambassadbeninrepublic@hotmail.com
  
Trach The Value of Your Home
TREAT AS URGENT,
JAMES A.KNIGHT.
US AMBASSADOR TO BENIN REPUBLIC 


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