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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: "Hon.Mr.Amu Omata" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <postoffice965@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:45:04 -0400
Subject: Your Atm Card Of $800,000,00 usd

goodluckThe Federal Government Benin Republic has this morning maped out $800,000,00 usd as compensation to you due to your past effort to receive your fund which failed because of scammers in Africa.

Your Compensation of $800,000,00 usd is still in atm master card and it has been deposited at the post office cotonou Benin Republic branch,then according to the post office here in Benin Republic,they told us that you will only pay for posting charge which is $89 and that is the only money you will pay to them.

So you are advise to contact the post office director through this information.

Post Office Benin Republic
Director....Mr.Goku Fred
Email( postoffice965@gmail.com

>From Chairman.Hon.Mr.Amu Omata
Federal Government Foreign
Payment Contractor Benin
Republic Branch

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