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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.Susan Jerry" <untymama@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Susan Jerry" <mrs.susanjerry@56788.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 12:05:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Wire Transfers, Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic


Attention Dear,
 
 I am Mrs. Susan Jerry, the Chair holder in charge of Treasury
 Department, International wire transfers of Benin Republic Federal
 Ministry of Finance. You are to reply through this my official email
 address(mrs.susanjerry@56788.com) because this is to inform you
 that your fund was brought to my desk because the director &
 management of the WESTERN UNION & MONEY GRAM transfer have declared to
 divert your fund to the government treasury account just because you
 can not pay the wire transfer fee. In reasoning wisely to this
 complain I told them to wait until I hear from you so that I will know
 the reason why you decide to reject such amount of money $1.5Million
 USD which is your rightful & legal overdue inheritance payment just
 because of transfer fee.
 
 The reason why I sent this email to you is because its your sweat and
 for this reason you still have this last chance to claim your fund if
 you can send $105.00 USD today because I have already arranged your
 wires ready for its daily wires to you but failing to do this, I will
 allow them to have power over your fund and I am very sorry if you
 failed as this is the last chance.
 
 Therefore, send the $105.00 USD immediately you receive this email
 today and email your full name and address to me if you want your
 $1.5Million USD be send to you by western union OR Money gram transfer
 but the maximum amount officially allow for it per day wire to you is
 $8,500.00 USD per day until you receive your complete $1.5Million USD
 from here. The second option is for you to send me the full detail of
 your bank account if you want your fund to be fully transfer by direct
 bank to bank wire transfer to your account at once. After you have
 sent the $105.00 and email me the MTCN numbers, you are to indicate
 your wish to receive your funds as I have stated above and the funds
 will be released to you without any hitch.
 
 Here is the western union or money gram information in the name of my
 accountant to avoid delay in receiving your fund and remember that I
 have done my best for you and I will make sure that your wire will
 begin to be released to you from the moment you sent this $105.00.
 
 Send the $105.00 now and send me email with the western union MTCN or
 money gram reference numbers when you send the money , you can when
 you have sent the money now okay.

 RECEIVER NAME:..............SEIMON AMAECHI MGBATA
 COUNTRY:............. BENIN REPUBLIC
 CITY :............... COTONOU .
 TEST QUESTION:....IN GOD
 TEST ANSWER:......WE TRUST.
 AMOUNT ……105.00USD
 
 Send it and email the MTCN control number, amount sent, name and
 address of sender to me for easy collection and once again remember to
 reply through this my official email address:mrs.susanjerry@56788.com
 
 Thanks.
 Mrs.Susan Jerry
 Treasury Department, International
 Wire Transfers, Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic

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