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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. Edward Wood" <"www."@hop.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Edward Wood" <chinedumike158@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 22:45:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
THE BOARD OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE BENIN REPUBLIC.ARE HERE TO NOTIFY YOU OF YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT INHERITED FUNDS OF $3.5MILLION.AFTER THE MEETING HELD LAST WEEK FRIDAY.THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN INSTRUCTED THIS DEPARTMENT TO SEND YOUR FUNDS THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER FOR EASIER RECEIVING OF YOUR INHERINTED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN Has also instructed to send your funds to you through western union money transfer for easier receive of your inherited funds without any further delay. So you adviced to contact OCEANIC BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC.

Receiver's Name:________
receiver's Address:______
your Country:__________
Tell Number:___________
ONCE AGAIN: Your fund has been approved from the federal ministry of finance benin republic today so do contact the contact person immediately to start picking up your fund,

BANK NAME; OCEANIC BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC IN WEST AFRICA
CONTACT PERSON;MR.Edward Wood
EMAIL ADDRESS;


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