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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 FRANK ROBERT," (may be fake)
Reply-To: < officefile0127@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:04:53 -0700
Subject: MR FRANK ROBERT The New Manager Of Western union

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

My Name is MR FRANK ROBERTH, The new elected Manager of Western Union Office Benin Republic.. I am writing this mail with deep sorow,I saw your named on our file last week as the one of the most beneficiary
which did not receive their fund valued $1.500,000.00 Usd which supose to be transfering at the rate of $5000.00 per day during the Mr.JOHN BEN. There is what called Tax clearance certificates which you supose to obtain but you did not have it and that is only what you needed now from Tax Investigation Services which noticed that you are not a Benin Citizen.

According to the instruction passed to this Western Union Department from the office of the (Tax Investigation Services) This will duly guarantee and cover the money as being legitimately acquired from the Benin
Government.The reason i am emailing you this today is to inform you that Mr.JOHN BEN. has been sacked out since due to his ilegal work, I am here to inform you that the onlything that will lead you to receive your fund is by trustingme and follow my direction and make sure you send us $98 to obtain your Tax clearance certificates and that is only what you needed now from Tax Investigation Services which noticed that you are not a Benin Citizen.According to the instruction passed to this Western Union Department from the office of the (Tax Investigation Services) This will duly guarantee and cover the money as being legitimately acquired from the BeninGovernment.

You paid much amount of money to Mr.JOHN BEN. in order to get your fund which fails.Here i am to tell you that the reason you did not receive your fund is because Mr.JOHN BEN. did not lead you to the direct way to
get your Tax clearance certificates Bear it in mind that due to the Mr.JOHN BEN. attitude our federal Government has signed that your fund will not release to this Western Union until you get the Tax clearance certificates,
So i want you to know that your fund of $1.500,000.00 Usd is still with the Federal Government account but it will release immediately to this Western Union Office as soon as you obtain the Tax clearance certificates.
According to our messenger which went to the Tax Investigation Services Office Benin Republic for the Tax clearance certificates which Mr .Christopher told him that it will cost you the sum of $98.00 for the obtainance of

it, So he told us that they will issue it within one day if the fee will be paid.I will be awaiting to hear from you immediately with the payment information to obtain the Tax clearance certificates,

1. RECEIVER NAME........MR.UDEZUO U JAMES
2. COUNTRY:...............BENIN REPUBLIC .
3. CITY :...................COTONOU.
4. TEST QUESTION:............TRUST
5. TEST ANSWER:..............TRUST
6.AMOUNT:...........$98..............
7.SENDER'S NAME.........
8SENDER'S COUNTRY.....

ministryoffinance404@yahoo.fr
officefile0127@yahoo.it

I am here giving your guarante and also 100 % Percent assurance that this is the only money you will pay and after you pay it you will start receiving your fund immediately.
I will be waiting right to have the payment informations in order to enable us obtain this needed certificates soon.
Regards,
MR FRANK ROBERTH The New Manager Of Western union department Benin Republic;

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