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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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Fraud email example:

From: "HON. CHARLES FLANAGAN TD" <ofile872@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "HON. CHARLES FLANAGAN TD" <of053629@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 17:17:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: NY USA ( NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT )


SURROGATE COURT,152 GENESEE ST, AUBURN,
NY USA ( NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT )

OVER-DUE PAYMENT RELEASED. FINALLY, YOUR FUND IS NOW HERE IN THE USA AWAITING TO BE SHIPPED TO YOUR ADDRESS.

The
reconciliation of accounting data to budgetary data is required under
Government Code ( GC ) sections 12460 and 13344. GC 12460 requires
information in the State Controller’s Budgetary/Legal Basis Annual
Report to account for funds on the same basis as that of the applicable
Governor’s Budget. GC 13344 requires departments to prepare and maintain
financial and accounting data for the Governor’s Budget and related
documents, and the Budgetary/Legal Basis Annual Report described in GC
12460, according to the methods and bases provided in regulations,
budget letters, and other directives of Department of Finance ( Finance
). By law, year-end financial reports must be prepared consistent with
the applicable budget. Information provided to Finance for the
Governor’s Budget must be consistent with information provided to the
State Controller’s Office ( SCO ) for the Budgetary/Legal Basis Annual
Report. The following instructions will assist departmental accounting
and budget staff to reconcile year-end financial reports to budget
schedules in accordance with government code and state policy.

Sequel
to the above specifications, the management of the Fund Reconciliation
Department here in New York City USA, wishes to let you know that every
precept regarding your funds has been concluded. You will be receiving
your funds from this Surrogate Court any moment from now. We take care,
keep and make report of every transaction done here in the USA.
Investigations gathered by the Fund Regulatory Agency { IMF }, shows you
have been receiving numerous emails from several offices requesting you
to claim your funds. In some cases, you tried a lot but still the
transfer or delivery was not completed due to one reason or the other.
The fact is that you are stuck between the chains which make it
impossible for you to differentiate the real office from it's
counterfeit.

We noticed that the only real offices that had ever
contacted you in respect to your funds were United State Embassy Benin
Republic and Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It was brought to our
notice that the former Ambassador to the republic of Benin, Ambassador
James Knight, made voluntary effort to bring your funds along to your
home address but couldn't due to some fall-out on your ends. The Federal
Reserve Bank of New York came up to make a wire transfer but they said
you couldn't meet up with the fee demand for the transfer, so they gave
up on you. In a more proper and legalized manner, the International
Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Bank solicited us Fund
Reconciliation Department  to allow your fund to be written as a Check
or Credited as Visa Card and be shipped to your home address through the
USA Priority Express Mail. These options,  we supposed could be the
best, easiest and the most efficient way to have you get hold of your
long awaited United Nations approved funds.

Like you were told by
the Federal Reserve Bank aforementioned, your funds was transferred
from about four different banks; Central Bank of Nigeria, United Bank of
Africa Benin Republic, Bank of America and Nat west bank London. In
total, your funds were amounting to the tune of USD9.8 Million United
State Dollars As we speak, your funds have been credited in your Visa
Card and also available as Cashier's Check well documented and packaged.
The documented package will be shipped to your mailing address by the
USA Priority Express Mail here in NY, USA. The ONLY thing needed before
we can POST your ATM CARD or CHECK is the PROCUREMENT FILE of your
funds. The procurement file is at the Origin Country of your funds in
West Africa Cotonou Benin Republic.For the purpose to avoiding double
payment on your end, we had an agreement with the IMF and Federal
Reserve to document every charge necessary until the package gets to
your home address. 

The analytical group of the two offices
mentioned above had an accurate sum of USD108.00 for Procurement. So it
was constituted and officially submitted to the "Court of Justice" that
the ONLY charge you will EVER pay before your package leaves our office
here in USA to your home address is USD108.00 for your Procurement File
to be signed and conveyed down here in the USA and YOU WILL NEVER pay a
dime again as agreed. We are renowned and reputable USA Agency and we
don't like an undocumented process that is why it had to be written down
in Court that you will never pay any other money apart from the US$108.
The USD108.00 is for "PROCUREMENT FEE" ( That is for some one to sign
your file on your behalf ).  USA Ambassador to Benin Republic,
"Ambassador James Knight", who will be coming to the United State in few
days will have the Power of Attorney to stand in and sign on your
behalf ( since you can't travel down to Benin because of that ) so that
he can sign and bring along with him your PROCUREMENT FILE to us here to
enable us POST your loaded ATM CARD or WRITTEN CHECK to your mailing
address via Priority Express Mail without any hitch.

Therefore,
the days of you being subjected to paying twice Double Payment is over
as that is the case with some corrupt officials down there in Africa,
whom always strife to subject beneficiaries to hard bureaucratic
bottleneck, thereby making it impossible for most innocent citizens
spread across the globe and the likes to claim what rightfully belongs
to them. Thank GOD that your funds are here in NEW YORK SURROGATE COURT,
USA and so we decided to follow the USA constitutions so as to ensure
that your money is in your hands this week. Without mincing words, it
will be desirous if you consciously adhere to the above instruction by
remitting the PROCUREMENT FEE calculated to be US$108.00 down to the
office of Ambassador James Knight at the USA Consulate/Embassy in Benin
so that your ATM CARD or you’re Check depending on your choice, could be
shipped to your home address as soon as the Ambassador arrives here
with your procurement file. The PROCUREMENT FEE of USD108.00 is PAYABLE
in two payment options:

WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER TO:

Receiver Name....IFE SAMI
Country: Benin Republic.
City: Cotonou.
Text Question: God.
Text Answer: Is Good.
Amount: USD108.00.


We
hope your immediate positive response with payment details or payment
slip attachment once you make the payment to enable a speedy shipment of
your Check to your home address.Kindly Still Update Us With:

1. Your Name which you prefer we use when shipping your Check or ATM CARD
2. Your Current mailing ( Delivery ) Address where your Check should be mailed
3. Your Private Mobile Number for the Priority Express Mail to Contact
you when they arrive at your door step.

Once
again, we are sorry for the inconveniences you might have encountered
in the past, in pursuit of your funds. Now that this office, Fund
Reconciliation Department is involved, you will have no cause to ever
regret again as soon as you adhere to the above given instructions.

Regards,
HON. CHARLES FLANAGAN TD
ADMINISTRATIVE CHIEF JUDGE
SURROGATE COURT, 152 GENESEE ST, AUBURN,
NY USA ( NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT )
NEW YORK CITY, USA.

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