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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <DHSWASHINGTONDC@counsellor.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:43:06 -0400
Subject: Attn: My Dear

United State Embassy in Benin Republic
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive
Central District Area, BENIN REPUBLIC
Phone: +2348103171529
E-mail: DHSWASHINGTONDC@counsellor.com

Attn: My Dear,

Welcome to the United States Of America Embassy Benin, This is Ambassador
James, U.S. Embassy in Benin. We write to notify you that U.S. Embassy here in
Benin has inter-vain in your case due your total sum of $4,800, 000, 00,
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 Asia 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 United States
of America and Benin. It provides pages on the bilateral relationship between
the two Countries,as well as on foreign policy, economic affairs, domestic
issues, and U.S.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
($4.8 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 USA 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 USA Embassy
representative, unscrupulous elements, and impostors that were impersonating.


Further more,USA Embassy have took the chance to an emergency meeting with the
Government of Benin, and it was resolved that you shall be receiving
$4,800,000,00, 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 $4,800,000,00,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 $108.00 by the USA 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 $108.00 is the only money that you shall pay to CHRISTIAN EZECHI
before they shall start program the payment details that shall enable you have
access
of your $4, 800, 000, 00, Note that the $108.00 is compulsory for you to pay as
it was agreed in the meeting that you have to pay the $108.00 which will serve
as re-confirmation to your original file, meanwhile you are advised to
reconfirm the below information to us avoid mistaking.

1. Your Full Name: _________
2. Your Direct Cell No: _________
3. Your Home Address: _________
4. Your City: _________
5. Your Country:_________
5. Your ID: _________

Note that you are expected to pay only $108.00 for re-confirmation of your file
and you are to pay it to Western union or Money Gram to Benin Republic as the
origination of the Fund in the favor of CHRISTIAN EZECHI . Send the $108.00 through
with the information below for reconfirmation of your file that will enhance
the release of your Fund,

Receivers: ________ CHRISTIAN EZECHI
City: _________COTONOU
Country: _________Benin Republic
Test Question: ______Now?
Answer: ________Now
Amount: _________$108.00
Sender s name: _________
MTCN____________________

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 $4,800, 000, 00, 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.

AMBASSADOR JAMES ENTWISTLE
Director, U.S. Ambassador Benin Republic
+2348103171529
Website: Ambassador | United States Diplomatic Mission to BENIN
Ambassador Ambassador James F. Entwistle - United States Ambassador to BENIN

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