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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: "Mrs. Jenet Dibor" <navychaplain05@gmail.com>
Reply-To: godisable201261@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:38:52 -0800
Subject: MRS. JENET DIBOR

notice that because of the impossibility of your fund transfer through the
western union Or Money Gram network, I am doing all I can to make sure you
receive your funds and I protected your funds for almost six Months now but
I assure you that you still have every opportunity to claim your entire
funds from the United State Embassy Office Benin Republic (U.S.E.B.R).I am
only trying to help you because of the way the payment was handled in the
past. Secondly, I can not sit and watch you loose your funds after
confiding in me. As a matter of fact, there are still decent and God
fearing people here in the United State Embassy Office Benin Republic which
I am a good example. Since I came to this office in the year 2003, I have
helped so many foreign Contractors/Beneficiaries from all paths of the
world in claiming their long over due fund from the Benin Government.If you
don't want to conclude these matter before monday coming week just inform
me today so that I can know what next to do because I can just be hearing
same story and you will be dealing with people and sending information to
them and if you cant send the fee then know that your fund will be
cancelled and all your effort so far will turn useless because I did all I
can for my government to protect your fund and your personality but you
won't listen, I can help you if you help yourself.If you can be able to
come up with$79.00 for the Clearance Paper today, I will make sure you get
your fund tomorrow morning, your fund is ready to transfer to you as I
write to you now due to my effort and I don't know why you should be
dealing with people outside my office, just do your best and these transfer
will be conducted. Finally if this fund will be terminated and there is no
way on earth you can get this fund because the IMF will just have to cancel
your name from the payment file, its better you conclude these matter
within the given date.If I receive the fee , I assure you that you are
going to confirm your funds in your Country WITHIN 10HRS through our
choosing Diplomatic Agent. I shall try my possible best to make sure I
conclude the due legal process and will like you to Take my word because i
am strong behind you and my effort to this does not end until you confirm
the availability of your fund in your hands.Please do not allow any body to
deceive you and I expect your response and I don't want you to be tired of
these, just take life easy and see what the result will be by next Week, I
will expect your response and the fee sent by western union. Just get back
to me today with the details and I promise to release your fund to you, its
not easy and I believe you have tried as well, so make sure you conclude
these or your fund will be terminated by the High Authority and that is all
I can say for now.Note that your consignment box has been arrived in US
embassy and waiting to receive clearance certificate before the gate pass
is given. Meanwhile you are advise to reconfirm the below information upon
contacting us to avoid delivery to the wrong person. I am expecting the
payment information as soon as you can so we can proceed immediately. Note
that you are expected to pay only $79.00 for clearance certificate and you
are to pay it to Benin Republic as the origination of the consignment box.
Send the $79.00 through Western Union or Money Gram once you receive this
mail with the information below for immediate release of your FUNDS,*
*contact email (**godisable201261@yahoo.com
<https://hk-mg61.mail.yahoo.com/compose?to=godisable201261@yahoo.com>)*


* RECOVERS;NAME: MOSES MOKWE*
*COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC *


*CITY COTONOU TEXT QUESTION: CLEARANCE PAPER TEXT ANSWER: CLEARANCE
CERTIFICATE *
*AMOUNT: $79.00*





*MTCN.........................? SENDER NAME.................? Once you send
the money, try to notify us with the MTCN# AND THE SENDER'S NAME for easy
pick up and for immediate action on the release of your consignment. Please
treat this as matter of urgency. Note that any uncliam consignment will be
return to the Courier Company after 3 days for final diversion. So you are
urgently advise to comply with our demand so that your consignment will be
among those that will be deliver this
week...............................................*
*Yours In Service,*
*MRS. JENET DIBOR*

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