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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: MRSMICHELLE OBAMA <WWW.@mirror.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MRSMICHELLE OBAMA <mrsmichelleobama123@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:45:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPILY IS NEED



How are you today?

I am Mrs. Michelle Obama and I am written to inform you about your

Bank Cheque Draft 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 millions us dollars credited from the bank of

America, the delivery of your funds has been mandated to be deliver

to your address on Monday being 8th of August 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 $150 only before

your Bank Cheque Draft 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 $150 is the only fee and final payment you

have my assurance.

However, according to our agreement with the originated Benin

Republic, all our communications should be on email for record

purpose so follow my instruction accordingly, even if you don’t have

the $150 try to borrow it and send it immediately 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 received your email today with the payment to enable

the origin secure the required clearance papers required at White

House Benin to deliver your funds. Note that it will take only 14hrs

to deliver your Bank Cheque Draft in receipt of the $150 payment.

Please find the payment data below to send the $150 via money gram

Receiver Name: ERIC OJA

Country Benin Republic

City Cotonou

Question: Urgent

Answer: Needed

Amount: $150

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
(michelleobama123@yahoo.com)
The White House

(Official Residence of the President of the US)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington DC 20500 US

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