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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: "Barrister mark Daniel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fileoffice139@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 15:17:14 -0700
Subject: CONTACT EZEOVILIVO JOHN IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL

Attention Beneficiarey,

The Board of federal ministry of finance Benin republic. are here to notify you of your payment inherited funds of $3.600.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS, after the meeting held on 2oth of august 2012. His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN DR YAYi BONI. has Instructed this Department to send your funds through western union money transfer for easier receive of your inherited funds without any further delay. to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the global .

You are required to send your name and address were you want your fund to be send through western union the maximum amount you will be receiving every day starting from tomorrow is the sum of $5500.00. also your are required to send the sum of $167.00 dollar for Re-mewing and reconfirming your payment file that was deposited in this office with your name and address bellow .

Beneficiary name----------------------------
Address--------------------------------
Tel phone-----------------------------
your age-------------------------------------
your country name--------------------------------------------
CONTACT PERSON: EZEOVILIVO JOHN

EMAIL: (fileoffice139@yahoo.com.hk) OR (ministryoffinance404@yahoo.fr) As soon the required fee of $167 .00 is send today for the renewing and reconfirming the payment file of your funds you will start receiving your funds as from tomorrow.Amount------------------------$167.00 If your ready to send the money get back to this office to give you receivers name and where you can send it We are awaiting to receive the western union payment information today. Please if you a are not the real beneficiary to this $3.600.000.00 don't respond this mail ok

Yours in service
Minister of Financial
Federal republic of Benin
Barrister mark Daniel

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