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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: western union <deliverybank86@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: western union <madu_jhon@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 23:03:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Beneficiary:


 Dear Beneficiary:
The Board of federal ministry of finance benin republic. are here tonotify you of your payment inherited funds of $5.4M.000. after the meetingheld on 31th of november 2014. His Exelence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLICOF BENIN DR YAYI BONI. has Instructed this Department to send your fundsthrough western union money transfer for easier receive of yourinherinted funds without any further delay. to avoid paying money to thefraud stars that is going on through the global. you are required to sendyour name and address were you want your fund to be send through westernunion the maximium amount you will be receiving each day starting fromtomorrow is the sum of $5000.00. also your are required to send us the sumof $75 dollar for re-newing and recofirming your file that was depositedin this office with your name and address bellow.Beneficiary name---------------------Address--------------------------------Tel phone-----------------------------
Contact with this informations below:CONTACT PERSON: MR MADU JHONTelephone: +Email (madu_jhon@yahoo.com)EMAIL: As soon as the required fee of $75 is send today for the renewingreconfirming the payment file of your funds you will start receiving yourfunds as from tomorrow.Send the $75 dollar through western union with thename and address below:Here the information,
Country:........Republic of BeninCity:.......CotonouReceivers Name:.........John EzeText:...............WhenAnswer:................NowAmount:..........$75
We await to receive the western union payment informations today.Email MR MADU JHONon this Email (madu_jhon@yahoo.com) for him to know that you have contacted himwith your information's.Yours in serviceMrs.Rose Mike (ESQ).Finance MinisteryFederal republic of Benin.

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