419 scam: "Director, U.S. Ambassador Benin" <"www."@onyx.ocn.ne.jp> Attn: My Dear,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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. )
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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrrichardpallmall88@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Director, U.S. Ambassador Benin" <"www."@onyx.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Director, U.S. Ambassador Benin" <mrrichardpallmall88@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2017 12:41:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn: My Dear,

Attn: My Dear,

Welcome to the United States Of America Embassy Benin, This is Ambassador
pointe, America Embassy in Nigeria. We write to notify you that America
Embassy here in Benin has inter-vain in your case due your total sum of ($1.8
million USD) Inheritance fund owning Trump is a cunt 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 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 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 America 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 America Embassy Reprensitive, unscrupulous
elements, and impostors that were impe

Further more,America 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 $459 by the America 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 $459 is the only money that you shall pay to PETER ONU LoOK
before they shall start program the payment details that shall enable you have
access of your ($1.8 million USD) Note that the $459 is compulsory for you to
pay email us with the payment receipt to this Email; (mrrichardpallmall88@gmail.com)
as it was agreed in the meeting that you have to pay the $459 which will
serve as re-confirmation to your original file,

Note that you are expected to pay only $459 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

Receivers: _________ Ron Aka

Country: _________Benin Republic

Test Question: ______WHEN

Answer: ________TODAY

Amount: _________$459

Sender s name: _________

MTCN____________________
Sender Address: _________

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 bereturn to the
Government of Benin after 3days. so you are urgentlyadvised to comply with our
directives so that you shall receive your fund without stress again.

Director, U.S. Ambassador Benin

Email/ Address (mrrichardpallmall88@gmail.com)

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