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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: "Charles Howard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charleshoward@foxmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 08:54:57 -0800
Subject: Attn Sole Beneficiary of $4.5m

Attn Legal Beneficiary of $4.5m;

The Board of federal ministry of finance Benin Republic are hereby to notify you of your payment inheritance funds of US $4.5million after the meeting held on 20th of January, 2016.
His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) has Instructed this Department to send your funds through our POST OFFICE because of our ELECTION will take place lastly by Monday next week and New PRESIDENT will come up, for easy receive of your inheritance funds without any further delay to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through internet now ,You are required to send your name and address Where you want your fund to be send to you through post office,

This is not one of those Nigerian/African scams that all they are after is to ripe you off your money and at the end you will not receive your funds, but note that this is no scam and is directly from the Management of money Transfer United Kingdom Head Office and our Motto is To Serve You Better So send us your details information from you to process your payment:

But note that you will send to them any amount that you have as from $100.00 to amount that you can afford so that you can have your bank draft cheque post out today,

Meanwhile here is the information that you will use to send the any amount that you can afford so that you can pick up your check in any post office in you country. Remember that you will send the fee through Money Gram with this information below.

Receiver’s name,,, Mr JOHNSON NNA
Country,,, Benin Republic,
City,,,, Cotonou,
Text Question,,,,, In God?
Answer,,,, We Trust,
Amount,,,$100 usd,
Mtcn 8 digit control number,
Sender's name,

Note that this is for their stamp duty charges fee ok. Send your information to MR. Charles Howard of POST OFFICE in Cotonou Benin Republic. And He will payout your bank draft cheque after you send to him the amount that you can afford from $100 usd ,Please give him your current tale phone number for easy communication.
Receiver name--------------
Country-----------------------
City....MISSION................
Test question...............
Answer...................
Tel phone----------------------
Age..........................
For further procedure Contact our payment officer with the information below;

Thanks
Your Best Regard
Mr. Charles Howard
Phone +229 68551212

Try to fill the Above Information’s where they will be sending you your money and also call Mr Charles Howard as soon as you send the information to them,
Your faithfully
Office File

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