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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: "Dr.TONY JESUS" <officefill25@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Dr.TONY JESUS" <financialbank750@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 13:20:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: APPROVE OF NEW PERSONAL ACCOUNT WITHOUT OWNER SIGNATURE IS ILLEGAL


This e-mail from Financial Bank Benin is contain confidential or privileged information for 2013-copyright Reserved FINANCAIL BANK PLC, FINANCAIL BANK PLC, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENTCustomer Care:  financialbank750@yahoo.comOUR REF: 36/OUA/BF/FBB/0/VOL/A1 YOU’RE REF: COT: 03.010.2014TELL:PHONE NUMBER+229 99 61 39 23Telex Unit Foreign Operations
Universal Trust Bank Plc (FBB)



APPROVE OF NEW PERSONAL ACCOUNT WITHOUT OWNER SIGNATURE IS ILLEGAL

ATTENTION: 

THIS MESSAGE IS MADE TO BE READ BY THE ONLY THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WHERE THIS BANK ARE GOING TO TRANSFER THE MONEY.NOW BE INFORMED THAT THE MONEY WHICH IS DEPOSITED HERE BY YOUR NAME.
ATTENTION MY DEAR  THIS IS TO  LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED  A MESSAGE FROM MR KENNETH  KUYE  REGARDS OF YOUR TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY AS WE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY SO FAR THEY STATED THAT THE MONEY SURPOSE TO TRANSFER BEFORE BUT IT FAILS SOME HOW SO NOW I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT GOD HAS HELPED YOU BY YOUR MONEY BEEN DE¨POSITED INTO THIS BANK.
NOW WE CAN WORK ON YOUR INFORMATION ON HOW TO TRANSFER IT INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT  AS SOON AS YOU PROVIDE YOUR BANK INFORMATION TO AVOID ANY PROBLEM.SO FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION IF YOU WANT YOUR MONEY TO TRANSFER INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ON TUESDAY MORNING.
YOU ARE TO PAY THIS BANK THE SUM OF $195.00 USA DOLLAR TO TRANSFER YOUR FUNDS ON TUESDAY MORNING THIS WEEK.SO WHAT  YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW IS TO HUSSLE FOR THE MONEY SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL TRANSFER FROM THIS BANK.
NOW I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT LAWYER MR TIMOTI  OTAKA HAS SIGN FOR THEIR AUTHORITY OF TRANSFERING THIS MONEY SO YOU SHOULD GREAT THE MAN VERY WELL BECAUSE HE IS THE ONE THAT HELPS YOU IN THIS MATTER.MONEY TRANSFER WESTERN UNION INFORMATION.
YOUR FULL NAME:.........................YOUR COUNTRY.:...................................NAME OF BANK.:.................YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER.:Code:.......................
My.ADDRESS.:
CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER.......................
OCCUPATION.................................AGE........
SEX.female............. 
THIS IS INFORMATION YOU WILL  USE TO SEND THE MONEY  AS URGENT YOU
READ THIS MESSAGE OK. 
RECEIVER NAME...........  Peter IkarTEST QUESTION .............WHO WE TRUSTANSWER ........... IN GODAMOUNT IS $195.00. USA DOLLARSMTCN...........................SENDER NAME..............
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And for further information call our payment release officer: Dr.TONY JESUS on Telephone service on +229 99 61 39 23Thanks for choose Financial  Bank PLC online payment Depatment Benin and cooperation in this message.
Signed/ ApprovedFINANCIAL BANK OF BENIN HEADQUARTER,Address: Telex Unit Foreign Operations,
Cotonou, Republic of Benin.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:This e-mail from Financial Bank Benin is contain confidential or privileged information for 2014-copyright Reserved 

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