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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: Financial Crime Commission <"www."@plum.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Financial Crime Commission <rowardronald@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 04:13:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Urgent Attention

U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
INTERPOL is the world's largest international police organization,
with 190 ? member countries.

Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make
the world a safer place. Our
high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps
meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century.
EMAIL;;; teresadobson7@gmail.com

Urgent Attention

We have this morning discovered that you have been making foreign
legal transactions with Western Unions, Money Grams, Diplomatic Agents
and Banks with West African Countries (Benin, Nigeria, Ghana etc.). We
went further with the investigations we found out that you don't have
Money Laundering Clearance Certificate, which is a major Federal
Offence. You have violated the World Federal Law, which constituted
against smuggling of large amount of money and trafficking of drug
e.t.c., without having Money Laundering Clearance Certificate before
you commenced the transaction. You want to receive such huge amount of
money from UPS DHL FEDEX WESTERN UNION AND MONEY GRAM HEAD Quater
Benin Republic which is a foreign Delivery. Meanwhile we have stopped
the Delivery, not only the ATM CARD was stopped but the total
Transaction of the sum of ($10.2million dollars)
.
Furthermore, be advised that according to the World Wide Law
Enforcement Agency together with the FBI rules and regulations, you
are to obtain the document from the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) Benin Republic which is the origin of the fund in
question. Also Note that you are to take care of the documentation to
be issued to you right away, because due to the content of the
document and how importance and secured the document is, you are to
take care of the document by sending them the sum of $99.00 US
Dollars only,SEND IT THROUGH MONEY GRAM ONLY to the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission Benin Republic for issuing of the document
right away and your payment will be release to you. That is the only
way the Economic and Financial Crime Commission Benin Republic will
issue you the document, because they are going to issue you the
Authentic and
Original copy of the documents.

Note that your rights are limited; anything you SAY or DO will be used
as evidence against you in the court of Law. You have the full rights
to remain silent and obey the Law. Don't think we don't know you or
your address. We will get you arrested if you fail to provide the
document or pay for it to be obtained from Benin Republic. The Arrest
Warrant can only be withdrawn once the document is obtained. There are
three charges against you, which are:1. Smuggling of a huge amount of
money into your country without Money Laundering Clearance Certificate
is a violation to Federal Law. 2. Smuggling of a huge amount of money
into your country without a proper documentation is a violation 2003
Federal Constitution, otherwise, called illegal transaction. 3. it's a
Conspiracy, a Criminal Attempt and Disobedience to the Federal Law,
which will eventually lead you to
5-year imprisonment. You Should Send The Money Direct To The Country
Of Origin Of The Fund In

Question: Country: Benin Republic
State/City: Cotonou
Text Q.: info
Answer: Yes
Amount;;;;;;$99
Receiver Name: PAUL NNALUO
Sender name: and MTCN is needed;

SEND IT THROUGH MONEY GRAM ONLY

Once, you make the payment, attach and send to us the copy of the
payment slip for verification before sending it to the Economic
Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Benin Republic

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