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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. Eileen Benko" <info@lee.com>
Reply-To: <eileenbenko009@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 20:53:03 -0700
Subject: STOP CONTACTING FRAUDSTERS! CONTACT THE FBI NOW,,,

Good Morning,



My name is Eileen M Benko, I am a United State Citizen, 61years old and i am currently living in Port Charlotte Florida USA.



This is the time to stop contacting scam artist and make them pay for their crimes.




I know you must be wondering how i got your email and why i am contacting you today, please ready carefully below and you will understand that this message is important to all scam Victims From USA and Europe.



I am taking my time to share this vital information to you because i want you to stand up and make sure does Fraudsters in the internet pay for all they have done. I was also a victim to fraudsters and i paid over USD150,000 to them because i was told that i won a lottery from BMW and so many of their fraud letters and messages used in scamming me. I was ripped off, so i decided to make sure they pay for their crimes. I went to the FBI Headquarters in Washington DC and reported this fraud case to the FBI, I was directed to a FBI Special Agent called Miss. Clarice Starling, she handled this case for me with the help of the FBI authorities and also with the help of an International Attorney from the scam artist country.






I gave all my information to the Special FBI Agent and they handled the case, the scam artist was caught and sentenced to 25 years Imprisonment with his country law, all his assets was taken away by the Government and that was how i got my compensation payment of ($2 Million United State Dollars) from the Government.




I know there are lots of victims out there that have fallen into the hand of this fraudsters from African countries, but i assure you this is the time to get compensated for all your loss, as a good citizen of my country, i asked the Attorney to show me some list of beneficiaries that are yet to get compensated, because they are some list of emails and information’s that was found on this scam artist database in his computer. I received 5 from list from USA, 3 list from Canada and 2 list of some Europe countries. I thought it wise as a good citizen to email you today because you appear to be among the list of victims that was found on this scam artist database in his computer, you might have been scammed by this fraudster or might not have been scammed by this fraudster but your information was found on his Database, which means he might have intended to scam you. The Government is yet to compensate you for your loss because you have not been in contact with the right people, to get compensated by the Govern




HERE IS MY INFORMATION:




Name: Eileen M Benko

State: Florida

City: Port Charlotte

Email:eileenbenko009@gmail.com



Contact me now for more information so i can direct you to a true Special FBI agent with proof of her identity to help you recover all your money and for you to get your compensation payment once and for all. You can thank me later after you get your payment from the Government.



Once again stop contacting those people that are asking you to send money to get money because it has been recognized as scam. I will advise you to contact me or the FBI Special Agent if you are interested in getting your compensation payment now.





Thank you and remain blessed,

Mrs. Eileen Benko.

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