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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: "mr.intaekpo" <whitehouse .@ever.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "mr.intaekpo" <mr.intaekpo607@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 18:21:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mr. Nta Ekpo



Attention:Sir/Ma


This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of it's a realistic

value.


Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of

inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators some while ago. I

know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to

introduce myself; I am (Mr. Nta Ekpo ) the Legal chairman of "ICPC", (West

Africa Anti-Fraud Unit).


On the 1st of October 2000, (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo) introduced a

Commission named the "ICPC", (West Africa Anti-Fraud Unit) which is duly

registered under the United Nations (UNO), This particular Commission was

initiated to detect fraud / funds delay / impersonation of Government

Officials. Secondly, we were mandated by the US Government and the FBI to

settle foreign debts / fraud victims / Un-paid beneficiaries in other to

maintain peace in the world at large and also to create a good relationship

with the international bodies. Presently, we are being paid by the American

government in other to avert beneficiary funds delays / fraud here in Benin

Republic.So far, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Mary Mason, Mr . Greg

Mendez etc).


You are being contacted by this office today dated because your Case File

(A) is on our Settlement Files priority. From our intelligent investigations

and Probing processes we discovered that you have been denied your claim.

The "ICPC", is faithfully under my governance as the Legal Chairman of the

great Commission and on this Authority I took an oath of allegiance to

settle all fraud victims peacefully.


This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled by the Benin

Republic Government from our initial Deposit Account with Bank in Benin

Republic on the approval of our legal department. You will be settled with

the actual amount which you lost in your previous transaction, including

your Inheritance Funds. Your settlement will be actualized within 7 working

days after your response to this Official Letter.


For further clarifications / investigation kindly send the below information

to us immediately:


1. Your residential address.
2. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).
3. Your inheritance funds value.
4. Amount, which you have lost previously.
5. occupation.

This above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry out our

verification processes and after that your compensation sum /
Inheritance Funds will be Electronically wired into your designated Bank

account.


Your immediate compliance to this office will expedite action.


We await your urgent response


Yours faithfully,
Mr. Nta Ekpo.
Chairman ICPC Benin Republic

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