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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: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND <ilianoguarino@alice.it>
Reply-To: mr.frankedward403@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 23:56:03 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Embassy of Benin in Washington DC, The United States


Embassy of Benin in Washington DC, The United States
Address: 2124 Kalorama Road, NW Washington,DC 20008.
Head Of Mission: Ambassador farnk edward
Ref: Payment of $20 Million Approval.

Unknown Claim Over Your Lottery Winning Fund Worth Of $20 Million

The Main truth about your Fund in Africa is that your email address won you
the sum
of $20 Million from LOTTERY COMPANY BRANCH IN AFRICA BENIN REP.,by a set-up
program
called ANNUAL WINNING ONLINE BALLOTING SYSTEM, This program called Annual
Winning
Online Balloting System is a program set-up by the World Organization, and
Financially supported by the World Organization including your Government as
means
to congratulate the Blessed Lucky winners of the year, so luckily to you, your
email
address was among the earlier emails that won this $20 Million each to all the
emails owners and that is how you become a winner to this Winning Fund of $20
Million.

While all the numerous emails and phone calls you have been receiving was from
the
old retired workers from Africa who are using their jobless/idleness to still
fees
from you all because they knew everything about your Lottery Fund when they
where
still in the Office, So that is why you haven't received any dime irrespective
of
all your effort.

When this issue was discovered, all Funds in Africa belonging to foreign
Beneficiaries was directed up to this Embassy representing the West Africa
Benin
Rep. in NW Washington, DC 20008 USA, with purpose of transferring your Lottery
Fund
into your Bank Account from United State.

Although, We have received an instruction from the office of UNITED NATIONS
POPULATION FUNDS ORGANIZATION under the West African Ministry Of Finance, few
days
from our correspondence to release your Overdue Compensate awarded payment fund
valued sum of $20 million into your contract account, we are on the process to
open
an Domiciliary Bank Account in your name with the BANK OF AMERICA and forward
to you
the account information so that you can access your fund in your account by
yourself, But we are surprise this morning when we are about to open escrow
account
on your behalf, we received another email from Mrs. Mary Lynn Brown whom claim
to be
your COUSIN relative and also your representative with a letter of trust
certificate
telling us that she is your next of kin and you left an instruction to Him for
the
claim of your (deposited fund $20 million).

Here are the below account information she forwarded to us to transfer your
fund
into her account.

The account which she forward to us as follow.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, California USA
Account Holder Name: Mrs. Mary Lynn Brown.
Customers Address: US Post Office: P.O Box 1956, San Ramona, California 98483
Account No: 9590078501567
Routing No: 031101169

Note: CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE has been made by the same person to
transfer
your $20 Million into the above information, Meanwhile if you are not in
support of
that, then respond quickly with reconfirmation to the bellow information's as
we
don't need any delay at all.

Please, do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this person is from you
and has
your authority to receive your fund. If this person is not your representative,
you
are requested to contact us without any delay and send this information as soon
as
possible, so that your fund value of $20 Million united state dollars will be
released to you through bank telegraphic wire transfer method.

Furnish your valid data to enable us verify your details.

Your Full Name, Married/Single, Current Home Address, Your Telephone Number,
Age and
Sex, Occupation,Your Weekly / Monthly Income, Copy ID or International Passport
for
Identification.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said person
explained
above, if we do not hear from you within the next 4 working days from today.

Yours Ambassador In Mission.
Head Of Mission: Ambassador farnk edward
Ambassador Of Benin in USA.

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