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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: Robert Russell Minister <riku_0811@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Robert Russell Minister <officefille91@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 05:36:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Please.


Attention Please.
This is the twice of sending you this bellow message. The Impostor Claimer Mr.Thomas white has be completely  jailed after he has been taken to High Court Benin Republic.
 
And the authorities said that i should warn you to stop communication with any other departments and stop discussing your money issue to any body or person as you can see that some peoples in this model world can be enemies of progress especial when good this is coming to your way,this is to avoid led further double claims over your due Fund ATM CARD of One Million United State Dollars.
 
The Federal high court said that if you the beneficiary has not comply under 72 hrs that the claimer Mr.Thomas white will be released and they will declare him an innocent not impostor again and after that the investigation will be fellows. I will advice you to try all you could to make sure you send down the Re activation fee of your ATM CARD within the next 72hrs,you can even looking for way to borrow it there and send it asap and receive your ATM CARD and pay any body or person that you have been borrowed from.
 
The re-action fees of your ATM CARD will be paid by you before it will be activated to your name so that you can be able to start to making the withdrawing of your money from your ATM card in any ATM CARD Machine nearest to you as soon as you get it ok,its not file re activation but its for your
ATM CARD OK.
 
The delivery fee has been paid off while the re-action fees of your ATM CARD will be paid by you before it will be activated to your name so that you can be able to start to make the withdrawing of your money from your ATM card as soon as you get it ok.
 
I want the payment information of the fee $75 after reading this mail,I have told you that upon confirmation and receipt of this fee payment $75.00 Usd, the Courier Company will delivery your ATM VISA CARD. We do know for a fact concerning your desperation and are doing everything in our power to ensure that nothing stands in the way of this delivery.
 
I give you my word that once this payment is made, your ATM VISA CARD funds will be get to you within 24hrs
to 48hrs.
Try to make sure you send the $75.00 USD via western union money transfer Or via Money Gram office to the attention of our Bursary account officer: We have confirmed the Receipt of your email,
 
schedule to your e-mail message you are advice you to try your possible best and make sure you send down the
$75 to enable us to send your ATM VISA CARD which will take only 2days to be deliver to your oversea address.
 
MEANWHILE BELOW IS THE PAYMENT ADVICE OF RE-ACTIVATION FEES $75 OF YOUR ATM VISA CARD.SEND THE FEES TO BELOW INFORMATION AS STIPULATED BELOW
 
RECEIVERS NAME.....RAPHAEL ORJIAKO
RECEIVERS COUNTRY....BENIN REPUBLIC
ADDRESS #115 UME OIL GAS STATION COTONOU
STATE/CITY.......COTONOU
QUESTION.....HOW LONG?
ANSWER.......TWO DAYS
MTCN....?
SENDERS NAME.....?
AMOUNT......$75
Once i received the fee, your ATM VISA card can be reach to you under 2days OK.There will be no any extra or additional payment fee that you will be required to send after this little re-activation fees $75 OK.
 
Like as i promised to you that it will take only the maximum of 2days to receive your
ATM card without any further delay as soon as the fee is confirmed OK.
And should in case you are already dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from us, you are further advised to STOP further contact with them in your best interest and then contact us back We shall be waiting for your urgent and prompt response. Keep and guide you I wish you good luck.
Sincerely
Hon. Robert Russell Minister
of Economic Affairs International

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