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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 Frank" <kimudaiti@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Tony Frank" <fmf201441@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:11:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: This payment was Mandated by the IMF


OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
COTONOU REPUBLIC DU BENIN.
               
COMMISSIONER OF ROYAL  EXCISE           
Financial Authority Unit
22 Bombay Road
 
Attention My dear
 
This is to inform you that your compensation funds of $3.8m
credited in the
file (#TSB/2013/BXGP/DBN),has been approved to be Paying to you by
Western union Money Transfer at the rate
of $11,000, $5,500.00 everyday in each
Transaction until you received your complete compensation fund
above.
 
This payment was Mandated by the IMF in conjunction with the
Federal
Ministry Of Finance Republic Du Benin after the meeting held
on October 29th
2014 as all the Delivery company and money gram transfer has been
failed.
 
Now contact the office, federal ministry of finance In charge of
your fund, Dr.
John Duke the Director and ask them to renew your payment file and
start
           Sending
your money to you or you ask him to load your total amount in to
ATM MASTER CARD depends on your  personal choice.
 
Below is the contact info of the ministry of finance.
 
 Contact Person; Dr John Duke
 
 
You have to contact them now with your
personal information as follows;
 
1) FULL NAME : 
(2) ADDRESS: 
(3) COUNTRY : 
(4) PRIVATE TEL: 
(5) MOBILE PHONE 
(6) PRIVATE EMAIL: 
(7)YOUR FILE NO; 
 
Yours faithfully.
 
Dr. Tony Frank 
For 
DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF FINANCE
   
                 FOREIGN PAYMENT
OPERATIVE MANAGER

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