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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.Udem Luke" <distagon_25mm@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "MR.Udem Luke" <uddlukemr@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:55:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MR. UDEM LUKE


FROM MR. UDEM LUKE

This is to
bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of your fund
transfer through the western union network, I am doing all I can to make
sure you receive your funds and I protected your funds for almost six
Months now but I assure you that you still have every opportunity to
claim your entire funds from the United State
Embassy Office Benin Republic (U.S.E.B.R).

I
am only trying to help you because of the way the payment was handled
in the past. Secondly, I can not sit and watch you loose your funds
after confiding in me. As a matter of fact, there are still decent and
God fearing people here in the United State Embassy Office Benin
Republic which I am a good example. Since I came to this office in the
year 2013, I have helped so many foreign Contractors/Beneficiaries from
all paths of the world in claiming their long over due fund from the
Benin Government.

If you don't want to conclude these matter
before Monday coming week just inform me today so that I can know what
next to do because I can just be hearing same story and you will be
dealing with people and sending information's to them and if you cant
send the fee then know that your fund will be canceled and all your
effort so far will turn useless because I did all I can for my
government to protect your fund and your personality but you won't
listen, I can help you if you help yourself.

If you can be able
to come up with $55.00 for the Clearance Paper today, I will make sure
you get your fund tomorrow morning, your fund is ready to transfer to
you as I write to you now due to my effort and I don't know why you
should be dealing with people outside my office, just do your best and
these transfer will be conducted. Finally

if this fund will be
terminated and there is no way on earth you can get this fund because
the IMF will just have to cancel your name from the payment file, its
better you conclude these matter within the given date.

If I
receive the fee , I assure you that you are going to confirm your funds
in your Country WITHIN 10HRS through our choosing Diplomatic Agent. I
shall try my possible best to make sure I conclude the due legal process
and will like you to Take my word because i am strong be hide you and
my effort to this does not end until you confirm the availability of
your fund in your hands.

Please do not allow any body to deceive
you and I expect your response and I don't want you to be tired of
these, just take life easy and see what the result will be by next Week,
I will expect your response and the fee sent by western union. Just get
back to me today with the details and I promise to release your fund to
you, its not easy and I believe you have tried as well, so make sure
you conclude these or your fund will be terminated by the High Authority
and that is all I can say for now.

Note that your consignment
box has been arrived in US embassy and waiting to receive clearance
certificate before the gate pass is given. Meanwhile you are advise to
reconfirm the below information upon contacting us to avoid delivery to
the wrong person.

1, Your full name:
2, Your home address:
3, Your occupation:
4, Direct Telephone Number:
Email:


I
am expecting the payment information as soon as you can so we can
proceed immediately. Note that you are expected to pay only $55.00 for
clearance certificate and you are to pay it to Benin Republic as the
origination of the consignment box. Send the $55.00 through Money-Gram
once you receive this mail with the information below for immediate
release of your FUNDS,

RECEIVERS:NAME: ...AUGUSTINE IZUCHUKWU OKAGBUE
COUNTRY:.... BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:.... COTONOU
CITY CODE: ..... +229
TEXT QUESTION:... WHO MADE?
TEXT ANSWER:... JESUS
AMOUNT:.... $55.00
REFFRENCE NUMBER:.........................?
SENDER NAME:.................?

Once
you send the money, try to notify us with the REFFERENCE NUMBER# AND
THE SENDER'S NAME for easy pick up and for immediate action on the
release of your consignment. Please treat this as matter of urgency.
Note that any unclimbable consignment will be return to the Courier
Company after 3 days for final diversion. So you are urgently advise to
comply with our demand so that your consignment will be among those that
will be deliver this week.


Yours In Service,
FROM MR.Udem Luke
Assistant Secretary of U.S in Benin State for African Affairs
Phone number/+22968619960

URGENT ATTENTION FROM MR. UDEM LUKE

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