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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: "Mr.Benjamin s Obih" <hester.micheal@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Benjamin s Obih" <diplomat_nelson.williams@diplomats.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:31:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Your Consignment Box Delivery


 Attn;

The Economic  COMMUNITY OF WEST  AFRICAN STATES wishing to officially notify you once again of this status via your email address as our previous letter to your home address mailbox was returned undelivered, therefore we use the above email/letter to inform you that a cash payment for Tax-Refund of the over due accrued interest of your contractual- inheritance payment, which have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward delivering to you. And We are using this cash payment method to pay you after all attempts to pay you through Bank,Atm Card and some other failed means.I made a private arrangement with a financial expert and a higher delivery agent an International Diplomatic Dispatch Officer to convey these cash boxed-money to your designated door step for your personal collections.

The higher delivery agent International Diplomatic Dispatch Officer (iddo) has left the shore of Benin-Republic since two days ago with the security proof box sealed with synthetic nylon coated and padded with machine in worth of $2.7Millions (Two Million,Seven Hundred United States Dollars),and has arrived in the Harts field-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Georgia USA .But unfortunately He could not locate your address and he is currently stranded in the airport. Hopefully this email has reached you to effect the arrangement of delivering the boxed-cash to you:you're advised to reconfirm your delivery address to the International Diplomatic Dispatch Officer immediately to enable him deliver the  boxed-consignment to you within the stipulated time.

You are to reconfirm the below information to him immediately:


(1)Your Full Name: _______________
(2)Current complete Home Address: ___________
(3)Mobile and fixed Phone Number: ______________
(4)Fax Number: __________________________
(5)Name of your Nearest Airport: ______________________
(6)A Copy of Your ID for Identification: _____________________


So contact him immediately via his email ID

The Iddo name is: Mr. Prince Nelson William
His Email contact is:(  diplomat_nelson.williams@diplomats.com  )


He is waiting to hear from you immediately with the needed information. Lastly the agent (iddo Rep ) is not  in the known of the actual content as fiscal cash;however shall declare the content to him as Sensitive Photographic Film Material.Therefore he should not be in the known of the content please.Be warned !

so you will safely collect your payment to avoid hoaxes since you were disappointed in the past.

Thanks for your fellowship.

Yours in service,

Mr.Benjamin s Obih
Director:Debt Liquidation Committee
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES R/Benin/ IRS REPS .
International On-line paymets Co-coordinator. (c) 2011

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