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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: "Dr. Ahmed Musa" <ww.@bridge.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Ahmed Musa" <mfinance499@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:54:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From the Desk of Dr. Ahmed Musa

>From the Desk of Dr. Ahmed Musa
Office of the Senior Supervisor / Coordinator
Benin Republic Anti Internet-Fraud Mobile Team
4C Ido Hassan Avakpa
Cotonou-Republic de Benin
Phone number:+229_984_103_92
Date: 12 / 18 / 2015

To Beneficiary ,

It has come to our notice today that you are totally unable to claim your approved contract inheritance & Compensation Fund after all the permitted official extension of time given to you. For that effect, be notify that after the general meeting held this morning here which involve 1 branch of Benin Republic UBA ( paying bank ) that suppose to finalize your fund .

We have concluded and decided to contact you one more time which we are doing here just to get the last confirmation from you that you are unable to conclude your pending transaction upon all the assistant this office instructed the paying bank to render on behalf of all involved offices to make sure that you finalize your transaction.

Are you telling us that you cannot afford to raise the $130 USD as we mandated the bank to collect from you for every remaining necessary things that need to be done in other for you to claim your pending fund ? The Benin Republic UBA bank representative told us in the meeting today that they did as we instructed by telling you to go and look for only $130 USD to cover every other remaining things in other to release your approved fund since last month but unfortunately you confirmed to them that due to your financial situation, that you can not afford to raise the amount.

Now can we know the reason why you did not have any means to get only the $130 USD which comes as our instruction and order after our meeting in which we reduce your total fee down to the above amount just to make sure that you raise and send the money for every concern office to sign & stamp the release , conclusion and finalization of your transaction which will give you all full legal right to cross your hands and wait for your fund through any preferable means of your choice within a period of 5 working days as we all agreed in the meeting ?.

The paying bank and all other offices that you have been communicating since the beginning of your transaction is NOT the only office that is aware of your transaction for your information.Note they will not benefit any thing if finally that you did not claim the approved fund because the fund will be return back to our Reserve Account where it comes from.

They are not the one that approve the fund payment only that they was assigned to conduct the excise to ensure a smooth service which we have not seen any success or good news from most of all the approved beneficiaries that have been approved and mapped for immediate payment without delay in due procedures. They have only concluded few people's transaction among 40 beneficiaries.

Finally what help did you need from us more in other for you to claim your approved fund after we have done all we can to reduce your total fees down from the initial amount the bank told you to $130 USD dollars ? ? ?

The reason why we ask you this question is that by this coming Friday, we must move the motion for the cancellation and confiscation of your legally approved fund if NOT claim as we have given you the grace since last Month to make sure that you work very hard to get $130 USD but till now, the Benin Republic UBA Branch in charge of your fund (paying bank) confirm that they did not see any seriousness in you over this matter which only you know the reasons.We are on the cancellation process of all unclaimed government approved fund as the year 2015 is coming to an end.

Please do reconfirm your current datas such as :. Your full name :............, Your Current house address :........, Your current valid phone number:..........

I must stop here but make sure that you answer us back today before it will be late after reading this for immediate action.

Yours in Service
Dr. Ahmed Musa
Senior Supervisor / Coordinator
Benin Republic Anti Internet-Fraud Mobile Team.
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