419 scam: Justice Paul Edward <taniamaryan@gmail.com> Attn: My Dear, wellcome to America Embassy

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "are expected to pay " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "u.s.embassy@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Justice Paul Edward <taniamaryan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: justiceedward11@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 08:31:23 -0700
Subject: Attn: My Dear, wellcome to America Embassy

Welcome to the United States Of America Embassy Benin, This is Ambassador
pointe, American Embassy in Nigeria. We write to notify you that American
Embassy here in Benin has inter-vain in your case due your total sum of
($1.8 million USD) Inheritance fund owning you in Africa. We are here to
represent and protect the legal interest of every American and any others
Country like UK and Assia that involved in such businesses of every
Foreigner and especially to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
member Country Citizens domiciled here in Benin. This site contains
information on the American and Benin. It provides pages on the bilateral
relationship between the two Countries,as well as on foreign policy,
economic affairs, domestic issues, and America society and values.The
various sections of the Embassy work together as a team to address the
goals of the Mission.

We write to inform you of the breaking news about your Inheritance fund of
($1.8 million USD) which you have been expecting sending money for so
longer, without a good result up to date, even many of them contacted you
in form of Western Union Department or Money Gram stated your fund was with
them, from the financial regulatory bodies of this Country, from their
report I gathered that your Inheritance fund which was scheduled to have
been remitted to your destination point by some corrupt officials with
intention of asking you to pay endless money. However, I went to Benin
International Criminal Organization after American Embassy Board of
Directors for investigation, and in their bid to launch a full scale
investigation into the saga, they found out that the reason why you were
swindled in the past and still not been able to receive your expected fund
till date was because you were dealing with the wrong people without
involved American Embassy Reprensitive, unscrupulous elements, and
impostors that were impe

Further more,American Embassy have took the chance to an emergency meeting
with the Government of Benin, and it was resolved that you shall be
receiving ($1.8 million USD) we have summon the amalgamated union governing
all the official office stores in this Country and their MD referred your
fund to step aside that we will handle your payment total sum of ($1.8
million USD)by our self, so, it better for you to stopped communicate with
any other office here in Benin, because,if you do is for your own
risk.Though the Claim Fund Origin certificate charges that you were
supposed to pay was initially on the high price but has been cut down to
$59 by the American Embassy in Benin as part of our corporate social
responsibility to considering the poor economic situations that make it
difficult for the middle class citizens to meet up with the Claim Fund
Origin of their entitlement.

Note that the $59 is the only money that you shall pay to DENNIS EDE Loke
before they shall start program the payment details that shall enable you
have access of your ($1.8 million USD) Note that the $59 is compulsory for
you to pay email us with the payment receipt to this Email; (
u.s.embassy@foxmail.com) as it was agreed in the meeting that you have to
pay the $59 which will serve as re-confirmation to your original file,

Note that you are expected to pay only $59 for re-confirmation of your
file and you are to pay it to Western union or Money Gram to Benin as the
origination of the
Fund in the favor of

Receiver's Name:........... Luke Eze
Country:........................Benin Republic
City:............................ Cotonou
Amount:.......................$59.00
Question:..........................Honest
Answer:............................Trust
Sender's Name:..................??

Once you send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN for easy pick up
and for immediate action on the release of your ($1.8 million USD) and your
subsequent payments. Note that any unclaimed funds will be return to the
Government of Benin after 3days. so you are urgently advised to comply with
our directives so that you shall receive your fund without stress again.

Justice Paul Edward
Director, U.S. Ambassador Benin

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