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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: "Patrick Talon, President of Benin Republic" <online0168@tim.it>
Reply-To: mr.timothyjsloan@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 13:27:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Your $8Million's Officially Letter From His Excellency Mr. Patrick
Talon, the President Of Benin Republic

FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICAN ECO-WAS
THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
OFFICE ALLOCATION 7812 Parakuo Office Old Road Avenue Benin Rep.
MOTTO/ TO SERVE THE COUNTRY WITH HUMILITY AND UNITY.
PRESIDENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC, MR. PATRICK TALON.

Good Day,

Officially Letter From His Excellency Mr. Patrick Talon, the President Of
Benin Republic.,

I personal hereby announcing to you once again that your $8Million payment file
has been RETRIVED from ATM CARD to cash fund and file was forward to Head
Office-WELLS FARGO BANK CALIFORNIA for them to pay you$8Million through their
ONLINE BANKING TRANSFER from their bank in California USA.

We would have moved the fund to your account direct but due to your silent we
couldn't make it due to how urgent it was because fund was at the stage of
confiscating into your government treasury department but I personal say no
that you will not loss your $8Million as far as I am the president of this
country Benin Republic, here I make effort to forward your $8Million to WELLS
FARGO BANK CALIFORNIA, to be sure you claim your fund. As matter of facts all
necessary fees that concerned this fund in Africa/Benin has been paid already.,

But unfortunately your closest friend Mrs.Janet Frederick contact the Federal
Government Of Benin yesterday requesting to claim your $8Million and she said
you sent her to receive your $8Million in her own bank account which she also
submitted, because you are servicing LIFE IMPRISONMENT and need the fund to
hire an attorney who will bail or release you. So is it true?. What happened
that lead you to Life Imprisonment? Please we real want to know what is going
on because your silent is almost convinced us that Mrs J.Frederick is saying
the truth.

Well, if she lied against you, kindly contact your account officer/the person
in charge of your Payment file in Wells Fargo Bank California in HIS BELOW
CONTACT DETAILS with your full personal information As SUCH AS below to proof
you are a free person. And note that your fund is no more in Africa but in USA.

Bank name: Wells Fargo Bank. USA, CALIFORNIA.
His name: Mr. Timothy J. Sloan,
Private Email: mr.timothyjsloan@outlook.com ,
Address: 420 Montgomery St, 7th Floor, San Francisco CA 94104 USA ,

Contact him with a reconfirmation of your below details again as proof.
Your Full name:.....
Your House Address:...
Your Mobile No:....
Your Occupation:....
Your Passport or I.D. Number:...
Your Second Email address:...

We are looking forward to hear you contact the him.

Best Regards:
Sincerely,
Mr. Patrick Talon,
President of Benin Republic

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