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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: "Hon. Henry Edward" <fullr88875@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edwardhon.henry@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 23:37:09 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU/YOUR URGENT REPLY TODAY

Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992
Zakari Maimalari Street
Cadastral Zone AO,
Central Business District, West Africa
Telephone: +229-68625433.

YOUR URGENT CALL (+229-68625433.)

Welcome to the barrister chamber Hon. Henry Edward here in Benin has
inter-vain in your case due your total sum of $4.800, 000, 00,
Inheritance fund owning to you in Africa. We are here to represent and
protect the legal interest of every American and any others Country
like UK and Asia that involved in such businesses of every Foreigner
and especially to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
member Country Citizens domiciled here in Cotonou, Benin
Republic. This site contains information on the United States of
America and the Republic of Benin. It provides pages on the bilateral
relationship between the two Countries, as well as on foreign
policy, economic affairs, domestic issues, and U.S.socity and
values. The various sections of this work together as a team to
address the goals of the Mission.

We write to inform you of the breaking news about your Inheritance
fund of ($4.8 million USD) which you have been expecting sending
money for so longer, without a good result up to date, even many of
them contacted you in form of Western Union
Department or Money Gram stated your fund was with them, from the
financial regulatory bodies of this Country, from their report I
gathered that your Inheritance fund which was scheduled to have been
remitted to your destination point by some corrupt officials with
intention of on asking you to pay endless money. However, I went to
Benin Republic International Criminal Organization after USA Embassy
Board of Directors for investigation, and in their bid to launch a
full scale investigation into the saga, they found out that the reason
why you were swindled in the past and still not been able to receive
your expected fund till date was because you were dealing with the
wrong people without involved USA Embassy Representative,
unscrupulous elements, and impostors that were impersonating.

Further more,USA Embassy have took the chance to an emergency meeting
with the Government of Benin Republic, and it was resolved that you
shall be receiving $4,800,000.00 united state dollars immediately. We
have summon the amalgamated union governing all the official office
stores in this Country and their MD referred your fund to step aside
that i will handle your payment total sum of $4,800,000,00,by myself.
So, it is better for you to stopped communicate with any other office
here in Benin Republic, because, if you did. Your are still risking your
self and all this is for your own good. Though the Claim Fund Origin
certificate charges that you what you supposed to pay was initially on
the high price but has been cut down to $45 by the USA Embassy in
Benin Republic as part of our corporate social responsibility to
considering the poor economic situations that make it difficult for
the middle class citizens to meet up with the Claim Fund Origin of
their entitlement.

Note that the $45 is the only money that you shall pay to Mr. Peter
Agbata before they can start program the payment details that shall
enable you have access of your $4, 800, 000, 00, Note that the $45 is
compulsory for you to pay as it was agreed in the meeting that you
have to pay the $45 which will serve as re-confirmation to your
original file, meanwhile you are advising to reconfirm the below
information to us and avoid mistake.

1. Your Full Name: _________
2. Your Direct Cell No: _________
3. Your Home Address: _________
4. You’re City: _________
5. You’re ID: _________
6. Your email password

Note that you are expected to pay only $45 for re-confirmation of
your file and you are to pay it to Western union or Money Gram here
in Benin Republic as the origination of the Fund in the favor of
Mr. Peter Agbata. Send the $45 via information below for reconfirmation
of your file that will enhance the release of your Fund.

Receivers: _________Peter Agbata
City: _________Cotonou
Country: _________Benin Republic
Test Question: _________A
Answer: _________A
Amount: _________$45
Sender s name: _________
MTCN____________________

once you send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN for easy to
pick up and for immediate action on the release of your $4,800, 000.00
usd and your subsequent payments. Note that any unclaimed funds will
be return to the Government of Benin after
3 days. So you are urgently advised to comply with our directives so
that you shall receive your fund without stress again.


In regard to.
Hon. Henry Edward

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