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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: Office Intarporl Benin <office_office2@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: intarporlbenin1968@yahoo.com.my
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 03:12:47 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Good Day My Friend,


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FROM
INTERNATIONAL INTERPOL POLICE
FORCE ENFORCEMENT UNIT
 www.interpol.int
 
Attention: Beneficiary.  Your over
due fund.
 
 
Once
again my name is Mr. Chief Hon, Mandela Kume Carly. in conjunction with,

Chief Hon, William J.S. Elliott. the inspector general of
police Interpol Benin
Republic, This is to inform you that the government of this country Benin
Republic are sending you the sum of 600,000.00 Five hundred thousand which you
have lost in before because you have been waiting to receive it from Mr. Manafa
Edwin,
 
We got him arrested today, and some other peoples. The
government is rewarding these funds to you as one of the scam victim.
 
We
where able to get your email Name through those that extort money from you when
the police got them arrested , One of them gave us your email address who called
his name  Manafa Edwin, some people run away so if you receive any order email
that not from this police Interpol Benin Republic, please forward it to us
immediately
 
The president of this country His Excellency Dr. YAYI BONI
has sent aside the sum of 600,000.00 in
consignment to send to you in any where of your choice We there by have made a
concrete arrangement for a safe delivery to your door-step or Bank to Bank wire
transfer once the beneficiary meets up the demand of the
conveyance.
 
Note that the entire fee has been paid on your behalf. But
you are advice to send only $275 dollar immediately to our office because our
agent will proceed to Due Benin High Court first thing tomorrow morning so that
he should get the certificate before your consignment will leave this
country.

 
RECEIVER
NAME.--------ONYEKWE EMMANUEL
Country---------------Benin
Republic
City---------------------Cotonou
Test
Question--------A
Answer-----------------B

Amount----------------$275
Mtcn
nu.......................

So
reconfirm your full information for delivery of your consignment and also to
enable our office confirm that you are the real owner of this Email address to
avoid any mistake.
 
Your Full Name.......  
Country........

Your City.............  
Your Telephone Number......... 
The Amount
You Lost.......... 
Your Passport..........................
Your
Age................................ 

Here are the SCAMMERS that were arrested, Mr Samule Oliver,Mr. Brown
John. Mr. Kevin C,
Rev mike ike Mr. Patrick Mike,
Mr. Manafa
Edwin, Mr.James Madibe
and others is here now.



Please we are waiting for you, we should go to court with those
thief’s before
tomorrow.

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