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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: "AMBASSADOR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <godwinmba5@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 02:05:11 +0100
Subject: United State Embassy in Benin Republic

United State Embassy in Benin Republic
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive
Central District Area, BENIN REPUBLIC
Phone: +229-6292-0772

Attn: My Dear,

Welcome to the United States Of America Embassy Benin, This is Ambassador James, U.S.
Embassy in Benin. We write to notify you that U.S. Embassy here in Benin has inter-vain in
your case due your total sum of $4,800, 000, 00, Inheritance fund owning you in Africa. We
are here to represent and protect the legal interest of every American and any others
Country like UK and Asia that involved in such businesses of every Foreigner and
especially to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member Country Citizens
domiciled here in Benin. This site contains information on the United States of America
and Benin. It provides pages on the bilateral relationship between the two Countries,as
well as on foreign policy, economic affairs, domestic issues, and U.S.society and
values.The various sections of the Embassy work together as a team to address the goals of
the Mission.

We write to inform you of the breaking news about your Inheritance fund of ($4.8 million
USD) which you have been expecting sending money for so longer, without a good result up
to date, even many of them contacted you in form of Western Union Department or Money
Gram stated your fund was with them, from the financial regulatory bodies of this Country,
from their report I gathered that your Inheritance fund which was scheduled to have been
remitted to your destination point by some corrupt officials with intention of asking you
to pay endless money. However, I went to BENIN International Criminal Organization after
USA Embassy Board of Directors for investigation, and in their bid to launch a full scale
investigation into the saga, they found out that the reason why you were swindled in the
past and still not been able to receive your expected fund till date was because you were
dealing with the wrong people without involved USA Embassy representative, unscrupulous
elements, and impostors that were impersonating.

Further more,USA Embassy have took the chance to an emergency meeting with the Government
of Benin, and it was resolved that you shall be receiving $4,800,000,00, we have summon
the amalgamated union governing all the official office stores in this Country and their
MD referred your fund to step aside that we will handle your payment total sum of
$4,800,000,00,by our self, so, it better for you to stopped communicate with any other
office here in BENIN, because,if you do is for your own risk.Though the Claim Fund Origin
certificate charges that you were supposed to pay was initially on the high price but has
been cut down to $170.00 by the USA Embassy in BENIN as part of our corporate social
responsibility to considering the poor economic situations that make it difficult for the
middle class citizens to meet up with the Claim Fund Origin of their entitlement.

Note that the $170.00 is the only money that you shall pay to godwin mbai before they
shall start program the payment details that shall enable you have access of your $4, 800,
000, 00, Note that the $170.00 is compulsory for you to pay as it was agreed in the
meeting that you have to pay the $170.00 which will serve as re-confirmation to your
original file, meanwhile you are advised to reconfirm the below information to us avoid
mistaking.

1. Your Full Name: _________
2. Your Direct Cell No: _________
3. Your Home Address: _________
4. Your City: _________
5. Your Country:_________
5. Your ID: _________

Note that you are expected to pay only $170.00 for re-confirmation of your file and you
are to pay it to Western union or Money Gram to Benin Republic as the origination of the
Fund in the favor of JOHN MARK . Send the $170.00 through with the information below for
reconfirmation of your file that will enhance the release of your Fund,

Receivers: ________ godwin mbai
City: _________COTONOU
Country: _________Benin Republic
Test Question: ______Now?
Answer: ________Now
Amount: _________$170.00
Sender s name: _________
MTCN____________________


Once you send the money, try to notify us with the MTCN for easy pick up and for immediate
action on the release of your $4,800, 000, 00, and your subsequent payments. Note that any
unclaimed funds will be return to the Government of Benin after 3days. so you are urgently
advised to comply with our directives so that you shall receive your fund without stress
again.

AMBASSADOR godwin mba
Director, U.S. Ambassador Benin Republic
+229-6292-0772 ( godwinmba5@yahoo.com )
Ambassador | United States Diplomatic Mission to BENIN

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