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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: " Dr .Clement Eze" <"U."@dream.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: " Dr .Clement Eze" <imfbeninrepublic1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 07:23:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Please!

Attention Please!



Due to numerous reports coming from Asia as unsettled Winning Prize

Funds, We the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have directed all

Individual/Organizations who for one reason or the other did not

Receive their winning prizes in their Home Country of origin, to

Channel their reports/Names and direct contact numbers to the British

Ministry Of Finance Office, BENIN REPUBLIC, immediately on receipt of

This Letter for proper verification and immediate settlements.



Send the bellow information immediately to the British Ministry Of

Finance, Office, BENIN, via their e-mail contact: -

(imfbeninrepublic1@gmail.com)



1 Your Full Names :............. ?

2, Your E-mail Address:........ ?

3, Your Country Of Origin:......?

4 Your Cell Number-------------?



Then you urgently to send the stated amount bellow for the remittance

Charges on the declaration of your settlement on the behalf of our

Imitation rules and other from the headquarter. Please you have to

Make this urgent and forward the needed information correctly without

No mistakes, and make sure you follow the directives respect as

Instructed, or you to be in a case of loosing this fund payment.





Receiver Name---------john ojo

Receiver Country------Benin Republic Cotonou.

Question -----------------Urgent?

Answer -------------------Today.

Amount-------------------$250 dollars only.

Senders Name---------??

Senders Country------??

Mtcn Number-----------??



Yours Sincerely,

Dr .Clement Eze

Managing Director: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

BENIN REPUBLIC COTONOU, E-mail;- (imfbeninrepublic1@gmail.com)

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