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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: Pascal Irenee Koupaki <255office.dhl@gmail.com>
Reply-To: office.nfo3@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2022 10:54:01 +0100
Subject: Hello Beneficiary,

Hello Beneficiary,

It's our wish to inform you about the new development concerning your
Inheritance payment of US$12,800,000.00 The board of trustees of Central
Bank of Benin Republic and International Monetary Fund, Headquarters 1
(HQ1)700 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20431, USA, executives has finalized
with the Federal Ministry of Finance to process and release the Amount to
you through our Correspondent Bank in United States.

Your Inheritance payment of US$12,800,000.00 has been approved and
deposited to U.S. Bank - San Angelo, Texas United States for immediate
payment to you.

Do not hesitate to contact U.S. Bank - San Angelo, Texas where your
US$12,800,000.00 was deposited through the contact below and get your
payment released to you without any hitches as the cost of transfer was
waived by the concerned Authority.

Contact Person: Mrs. Michele Hughes
U.S. Bank - San Angelo, Texas
3121 Sunset Drive, San Angelo, TX 76904
United States
1 800-872-2657
Opens at 9:00 AM
E-mail: office.nfo3@gmail.com
Website: https://www.usbank.com

{1} Your Full Name:
{2} Your Home Address, City and Country:
{3} Your Private Cell:
Preferred choice of receiving payment
(A) Bank wire transfer:
(B) ATM Debit Card:
(C) Cash Payment:

Our mission with the instruction by the Presidency this year is to keep a
clean slate of all debts that have been owed to foreigners because of some
government officials and individuals who are not honest.

Yours faithfully.

Dr.Pascal Irenee Koupaki
Honorable Minister of Finance for
Foreign Affairs Benin Republic

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