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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: Ambassador Chris Raymond <sonnydy.@mxa.cncm.ne.jp>
Reply-To: officeservice1900@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 03:57:29 +0900
Subject: =?ISO-2022-JP?B?VW5rbm93biBDbGFpbSBPdmVyIFlvdXIgTG90dGVyeSBXaW5uaW5nIEZ1bmQgV29ydGggT2YgJDIwIE1pbGxpb24=?=

Embassy of Benin in Washington DC, The United States
Address: 2124 Kalorama Road, NW Washington,DC 20008.
Head Of Mission: Ambassador Chris Raymond
Phone Contact +1(917) 634 8168,
Email;officeservice1900@gmail.com
Ref: Payment of $20 Million Approval.

ATTENTION;

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
Bank Telephones: 1 877 984 7465 or 1 866 925 2036
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.

Confirm Email Address*:...................
Password :....................
Existing Account At Place of Residence
Account Name*:............................
Account Number*:..........................
Bank Name*: ..............................
City*:....................................
State*:...................................
Country*:.................................
Zip / Postal Code*:.......................


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 Chris Raymond
Ambassador Of Benin in USA.
Email;officeservice1900@gmail.com
Phone Contact +1(917) 634 8168,

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