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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: US-EMBASSY<admin@saratp.ga>
Reply-To: embassy.beninrepublic@usa.com
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 17:47:23 +0200
Subject: US EMBASSY Arrival of your consignment


Office: Ambassador James Knight
United States Ambassador to the Republic of Benin
Rue Caporal Bernard Anani-BP 2012, Cotonou Benin
Office Telephone: (+234) 8060100760
Reply to our Email: embassy.beninrepublic@usa.com
Greetings,
This is to notify you that a sealed box was brought to our custody here in=
U. S. Embassy Cotonou, Benin by Courier Company Director this morning for =
safe keeping and now waiting for your confirmation before the final deliver=
y will take place to your address registered on list.
It is our responsibility to protect the interest of every good citizen, we=
have finalized to deliver your sealed box directly to your address through=
our correspondent Embassy in your country pending your immediate response =
with the requirement, by sending sum of $89.00 USD across our Embassy here =
in Cotonou, Benin to procurement of your sealed box waver's license number =
that will enable safely departure and arrival of your consignment to your r=
egistered address.
Furthermore, you are advised to reconfirm below information as your curren=
t and direct contact upon contacting us to avoid wrongful delivery.
1. Your full name:
2. Current home address:
3. Telephone Number:
Moreover, you are expected to send the waver's license fee of $89 USD dire=
ctly to our Embassy here in care of our administration officer name which w=
ill be sending to you by our next email through fastest means of Money Gram=
Transfer or western union Transfer to facilitate process of delivery to yo=
ur address upon contacting us now.
Once you notify us with above details, we shall without any hesitation sen=
d your sealed box to our correspondent Embassy in your city and you will be=
contacting for personal collection at your door step. Soon as you send the=
$89usd today and get back to us with necessary information for easier rece=
ive and immediate procurement of your box license number wave to your addre=
ss.
Thanks & Sincerely Yours,
Ambassador James Knight.
email: embassy.beninrepublic@usa.com

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