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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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Fraud email example:

From: Williams Joe <"www."@fine.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Williams Joe <grammoney464@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 17:09:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: AWAITING TO BE SHIPPED TO YOUR ADDRESS

AWAITING TO BE SHIPPED TO YOUR ADDRESS



The reconciliation of accounting data to budgetary data is required under Government Code (GC) sections 12460 and 13344. GC 12460 requires information in the State Controller’s Budgetary/Legal Basis Annual

Report to account for funds on the same basis as that of the applicable Governor’s Budget. GC 13344 requires departments to prepare and maintain financial and accounting data for the Governor’s Budget and related documents, and the Budgetary/Legal Basis Annual Report described in GC 12460, according to the methods and bases provided in regulations, budget letters, and other directives of Department of Finance (Finance). By law, year-end financial reports must be prepared consistent with the applicable budget. Information provided to Finance

For the Governor’s Budget must be consistent with information provided to the State Controller’s Office (SCO) for the Budgetary/Legal Basis Annual Report. The following instructions will assist departmental accounting and budget staff to reconcile year-end financial reports to budget schedules in accordance with government code and state policy.



Sequel to the above specifications, the management of the Fund Reconciliation Department here in New York City USA, wishes to let you know that every precept regarding your funds has been concluded.

You will be receiving your funds from this Surrogate Court any moment from now. We take, keep and make report of every transaction done here in the USA. Investigations gathered by the Fund Regulatory Agency {IMF}, shows you have been receiving numerous emails from several offices requesting you to claim your funds. In some cases, you tried a lot but still the transfer or delivery was not completed due to one reason or the other.

The fact is that you are stuck between the chains which make it impossible for you to differentiate the real office from its counterfeit.



We noticed that the only real offices that had ever contacted you in respect to your funds were United State Embassy Benin and Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It was brought to our notice that the former Ambassador to the Federal republic of Benin , Ambassador Dr. James Yayi, made voluntary effort to bring your funds along to your home address but couldn't due to some fall-out on your ends.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York came up to make a wire transfer but they said you couldn't meet up with the fee demand for the transfer, so they gave up on you. In a more proper and legalized manner, the International Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Bank solicited us Fund Reconciliation Department to allow your fund to be written as a

Check or Credited as Visa Card and be shipped to your home address through the USA Priority Express Mail. These options, we supposed could be the best, easiest and the most efficient way to have you get hold of your long awaited United Nations approved funds.



Like you were told by the Federal Reserve Bank aforementioned, your funds was transferred from about four different banks; Central Bank of Benin, United Bank of Benin, Bank of America and Nat west bank London. In total, your funds were amounting to the tune of USD9.8 Million United State Dollars As we speak, your funds have been credited in your Visa Card and also available as Cashier's Check well documented and packaged. The documented package will be shipped to your mailing address by the USA Priority Express Mail here in NY, USA.

The ONLY thing needed before we can POST your ATM CARD or CHECK is the PROCUREMENT FILE of your funds. The procurement file is at the Origin Country of your funds in Benin.



For the purpose to avoiding double payment on your end, we had an agreement with the IMF and Federal Reserve to document every charge necessary until the package gets to your home address. The analytical group of the two offices mentioned above had an accurate sum of USD100.00 for Procurement. So it was constituted and officially

Submitted to the "Court of Justice" that the ONLY charge you will pay before your package leaves our office here in USA to your home address is USD100.00 for your Procurement File to be signed and conveyed down here in the USA. We are renowned and reputable USA Agency and we don't like an undocumented process that is why it had to be written down in Court that you will not pay any other money apart from the US$100. The USD100.00 is for "PROCUREMENT FEE" (That is for some one to sign your file on your behalf). USA Ambassador to Benin, "Ambassador Dr. James", who will be coming to the United

State in few days have the Power of Attorney to stand in and sign on your behalf (since you can't travel down to Benin because of that) so that he can sign and bring along with him your PROCUREMENT FILE to us here to enable us POST your loaded ATM CARD or WRITTEN CHECK to your mailing address via Priority Express Mail without any hitch.



Therefore, the days of you being subjected to paying twice Double Payment is over as that is the case with some corrupt officials down there in Benin, whom always strife to subject beneficiaries to hard bureaucratic bottleneck, thereby making it impossible for most innocent citizens spread across the globe and the likes to claim what rightfully belongs to them. Thank GOD that your funds are here in NEW YORK SURROGATE COURT, USA and so we decided to follow the USA constitutions so as to ensure that your money is in your hands this weekend.

Without mincing words, it will be desirous if you consciously adhere to the above instruction by remitting the PROCUREMENT FEE

Calculated to be US$100.00 down to the office of Ambassador Dr. James Yayi at the USA Consulate/Embassy in Benin so that you’re ATM CARD or you’re Check depending on your choice, could be shipped to your home address as soon as the Ambassador arrives here with your procurement file. The PROCUREMENT FEE of USD100.00 is PAYABLE in two payment options:



MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER TO:



Name of Recipient: ERK EZE

Country: Benin republic

City: Cotonou

Test Question: Now

Test Answer: Now

Amount: USD 100.00



PLEASE ONCE YOU MAKE THE PAYMENT KINDLY SEND THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO US SO THAT WE CAN FORWARD IT TO THE DR. James Yayi THE USA AMBASSADOR TO Benin republic.



We hope your immediate positive response with payment details or payment slip attachment once you make the payment to enable a speedy shipment of your Check to your home address. Kindly Still Update Us With:



1. Your Name which you prefer we use when shipping your Check

2. Your Current mailing (Delivery) Address where you’re Check should be mailed

3. Your Private Mobile Number for the Priority Express Mail to Contact you when they arrive at your door step.



Once again, we are sorry for the inconveniences you might have encountered in the past, in pursuit of your funds. Now that this

Office, Fund Reconciliation Department is involved, you will have no cause to ever regret again as soon as you adhere to the above given instructions.



Regards,

HON. CHARLES FLANAGAN TD

ADMINISTRATIVE CHIEF JUDGE

SURROGATE COURT, 152 GENESEE ST, AUBURN,

NY USA (New York STATE SUPREME COURT)

NEW YORK CITY, USA

Text or Call (212) 202-0520

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