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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: FROM HEAD QUARTER POLICE STATION <petergodwin.sc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: FROM HEAD QUARTER POLICE STATION <FROMPOLICEHEADQUARTER@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 23:08:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM HEAD QUARTER POLICE STATION


FROM HEAD QUARTER POLICE STATION
ZOGBO COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE    
BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA
INSPECTOR ANTHONY ZONGO

Attention:
 
My name is Mr. Anthony Zongo, Inspector general of police Benin  Republic,This is to inform you that the government of this country Benin Republic have Arrested those scammers including Mr John Uba of Afri Bank and other Scam Artist.
 
We want to sending you the sum of $850,000. ATM Master Card dollars for compensation due to the after proper investigations research at Western Union Money Transfer and Money Gram office to know if you have truly sent money to fraudsters in Benin through Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram, your name was found in Western Union Money Transfer data base among those that have sent money through Western Union Money Transfer to Benin and this proves you right that you have truly been swindled by those unscrupulous persons by sending money to them through Western Union Money Transfer in the course of getting one fund or the other that is not real,
 
Right now we are working hand in hand with Western Union to track every fraudsters down, do not respond to their e-mails, letters and phone calls any longer they are scammers and you should be very careful to avoid being a victim to fraudsters any longer because they have nothing to offer you but to rip-off what you have worked hard to earn.The government is rewarding this funds to you as one of the scam victim.
 
We got your email address through those that extort money from you and when the Inspector General of police got them arrested, One of them gave us your email address who called him self Mr John Uba, The president of this country His Excellency Dr. Yayi Boni has set aside the sum of $850,000.Thousand US Dollars in a ATM Master Card to send to you through any Courier Company of your choice.
 
We have made a concrete arrangement with the Courier Company for a safe delivery to your door-step once you meets up the demand of the conveyance.  Note that all the delivery fee has been paid on your behalf. But you are advise to send  only $159 dollar immediately to our office for your clearance certificate because our agent will  proceed to Du'Benin High Court first thing tomorrow morning so that he should get the certificate before your package will leave this country.
 
The Courier agent will use the certificate as clearance for express delivery to your address.
 
Below is where you can send the $159 to our protocol officer Name through western union or money gram.
 
Receiver's Name...... KAN IKEM

Receiving Country.......Benin Republic
City: Cotonou
Text Question.....Best
Text Answer...Service
Amount........$159

Mtcn.......
Senders name.......
Senders country...
 
God bless.
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
JOHN WILLIAM
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