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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: "Federal High Court Of Justice," <ines.lallai@alice.it>
Reply-To: mrrobertmorris4@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 03:04:31 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Federal High Court Of Justice,


Federal High Court Of Justice,
Benin.
Address:358 Regis Road, Kentish Town
Benin, NW5 3RR

Attn. :
Please my dear the entire High Court Of Eco-was Benin
Republic are here to make it clear to you that there was a
case that was been handling in this ECO-WAS since JANUARY
10th 2015 concerning your funds because we got some reports
that you did not received your funds since after every story
you heard regarding the funds and all type of payments you
have be paid to receive the funds but none is received by
you. And we are hereby to know the truth because the person
that is in charge of the transaction said in this court here
that you have received your funds and confirmed to him that you received
your
funds Please we are here to hear the truth from you, because according to
the
president of this country
Dr. Yayi Boni, he told us that you did not receive your
funds since last year , he stated that his office did not
have your name in file of those who received their funds
from Benin Republic. Please here bellow is what we want
you
to answer to enable us to handle this case normal as the
reporter said that it has been done to you.

(1) Do you receive any money from Africa...?Did not receive a single cent
till
now September 2015 from Africa.
(2) If you received money from him, how much............? Not a single
cent was
receive.
(3)Through which way, bank or courier do you received the money from.....?
No
money was ever receive from
any bank or courier
(4) Is it true that you received money through western union.......? Not a
single cent was receive through
western union.
(5) In which date or year.......................? Not thatI know Off.
(6)Which authority approve the file .............? Frankly
Speaking I do not know.MR JAMES AMSTERDAM

More ever, the only amount found as your funds $950,000.00
through your names, address and contact mobile details in
which we have with us here that proved to us you are the
really owner of the said unclaimed funds.

So you are advice to update this court the way you wish
whether you will come down in person to collect your fund
yourself. And you should re-confirm your full information
to
this HIGH COURT as to proof to us that really you are the
case client for us to close check with the information we
have with us here in monitoring searchlight system.

A...Your full Name................
B...Your home address.......
C......Telephone number......
D....Your occupation............
E...Country.............. .............
F..your international passport/or drivers license /or state I.D

Also froward the major e-mail they used to scam you
because
we needs it for more investigation in other to make sure
that we get them arrested.

I means their names, their emails, their phone numbers and
office addresses. According to our programs and
constitutions, you are advise to come down to this county
Benin Republic to appear before this court and sign your
proper paper and collect your funds from us hand to hand.

Remember,the reason why we advice you to come down in
person
to collect your fund yourself is because many Peoples were
complaining about Fraudsters every day from Benin Republic
and we are trying to stop this fraudulent from Benin and
assuring you that it will stop because we are now working
with the IP operations and as well with FBI.

And we want you to you keep this (F-H-C-E-B-R) because
this will ensure and Alert you in any day you receive from a scam
e-mail from this country. And as soon as you comply with
your full contact information requested, we will forward
everything to the Benin presidency office to issue out
your
funds certificate as the rightful beneficiary.

Get back in regarding of the fund to be made available to
you in any way you wish and also any beneficiary are
required to come down : But if he/she is unable or refuse
to
come down he/she required to pay sum of $73 for the
None-Residence Minister Imprinter who will stand/sign on
his/her behalf.

With sum $73, the Minister Imprinter sign out your fund
certificate as the rightful beneficiary ,so as to avoid
any
scam and the fee is just $73. So if you are not coming
down
here bear it in mind that you will pay sum of $73 OR IF YOU

HAVE SOMEDODY WHOM YOU TRUSTED YOU MAY SEND
HIM/HER TO COME AND GET YOUR $950,000.00 ON YOUR
BEHALF AND TRY TO INFORM HIM OR HER TO COME TO
THIS OFFICE TO SIGN or you pay
$73 because is mandated according to the instruction. Do
not
delay because there is no time to be wasting any more
since
your case has been issued to treat on this month.

Without wasting time, if you choose to send $73 for the
Minister Imprinter, meaning you should use below details.
therefore we are waiting to hear from you with payment
information or the date of your coming.

Try to comply as urgent as because every necessary
arrangement has being made already, send the fee via
western
union only.

NOTE:

Receiver: EDSON NNEVER
Country: Benin Republic
City: Porto-novo
Test question: Who
Answer: IS God
Answer: $73
MTCN:
Sender:

We are hereby assuring you that they will be arrested and
you must confirm them yourself.

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM MR. robert morris
Thanks.
Best Regard.

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