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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: "MRS. MICHELLE OBAMA" <roberto.riva89@alice.it>
Reply-To: ofile3830@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 21:34:56 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM OFFICE OF MRS. MICHELLE OBAMA,


Attn: Consignment Box Owner send to me a text massage here +1(202) 697-7100

>From Mrs. Michelle Obama The White House
(Official Residence of the President of the US)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20500 USA

Attn: Consignment Box Owner, send to me a text massage here +1(202) 697-7100
How are you today?

I am Mrs. Michelle Obama and I am writting to inform you about your
consignment box brought by the United Embassy from the government of Benin
Republic in the white house Washington DC which contains the sum of
$20.000,000.00 millions us dollars and delivered from DHL Benin Republic,the
delivery of your funds has been mandated to be deliver to your address on
Monday been 29th Feb, 2016 to you as soon as you get back to me with your home
address and your cell phone number.

Bear in mind that I have taking my time to be in charge of your funds as
instructed by my husband to ensure that you received your funds successfully
from the white house to reduce the economy and I’m the only one that has your
funds in regard to my husband Mr. Barack Hussein Obama II and you will have to
pay the sum of $88 only before your consignment box worth $$20.000,000.00
million USD will deliver to you on Monday, the reason why the fee is required
is to have your funds clearance paper from the origin of the funds to avoid
any
harassment from the authority and you are also expecting to be announce as
winner of the said amount by Monday as soon as your fund is delivered to you.

So you are urgent advised to get back to me with your home address and also the
payment information today for immediate effect of your delivery. Note that the
$88 is the only fee and final payment you have my assurance.However, according
to our agreement with the originated country Benin Republic, all our
communications should be on email or text message only for recording purpose so
follow my instruction accordingly, even if you don’t have the $88 today try to
borrow it and send it immediately today because this is your life opportunity
and I don’t want you to lose the chance any more.

Please I will advice you to urgent make the payment this morning via western
union or money gram money transfer to the listed cashier information as
instructed you by the originated authority. I will look forward to receive your
email today with the payment to enable the origin secure the required clearance
papers required at White House Benin rep to deliver your funds. Note that it
will take only 14hrs to deliver your consignment box to your house on receipt
of the $88 payment.

Please find the payment data below to send the $88 via western union money
transfer or money gram money transfer.

Receiver Name:....EMMA OBA
Country:....Benin Republic
Question:...Sent
Answer:....By Me
Amount:..$88 usd only
MTCN / reference number............
Sender Name...........
Sender's Telephone……
Sender's Address........

I look forward to your respond to your email with the payment today.

Regards

Mrs. Michelle Obama
The White House
(Official Residence of the President of the US)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20500 USA
Phone Number to text sms message +1(202) 697-7100

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