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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: RIA MONEY TRANSFER <inofficefil@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

RIA MONEY TRANSFER UNIT BENIN REPUBLIC
Avenue Cotonou, BP 325 Cotonou Benin Republic.
Telex : 5211 BCEAO COTONOU.
______________________________
______________________________
___________________
From the desk of ,Mr. James Oba Ria
Payment Department Benin Republic.
redacted@domain.name]


My name is James Oba directed from USA. to Ghana/Togo Ria Money Transfer Branch Manager, now resident in Cotonou Benin Republic. I am a citizen of U.S.A. am here now because of the scammers information all over in Africa mostly in Nigeria and Cotonou Benin Republic to make sure that all the belongings funds get to their foreign beneficiaries, which i sent you an e-mail since two days ago and i have not had back from you, what is going on my dear, are you still alive or not.

Congratulation to you regarding your fund of $1.5m dollars in the RIA computer system and has the RIA controller general I have just prepare for you your first 11 mtcn of $7,000usd,and I have just activated names into your 10 mtcn of $7,000usd for you to cash it immediately today so you make sure you send the remittance fee of $58 usd to the Ria secretary to Cotonou Benin Republic,

Immediately you send it you send the information to my mailbox and you make sure you wait at the RIA office in less than 30 minutes your complete 11 mtcn of $7,000 payment information will be release to you today.

Note:Beneficiary, your money is been protected by a insurance policy, which makes it impossible for we to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you.

This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the $7,000usd and hence must be provided by you. Below are your mtcn information which I have activated your name into and has for the 11 mtcn I only gave you 8 digit but immediately you send the remittance fee, in less than 30 minutes your complete 11 digit will be release to you right inside the Ria Money Transfer office.

Below is the payment made on your name but due to the charge we cannot give the full information of the payment until you pay the fee of $58

(1)
SENDER: JAMES OBA
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 129 054 23**
(2)
SENDER: JAMES OBA
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 949 057 78**
(3)
SENDER: JAMES OBA
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 445 353 12**
(4)
SENDER: JAMES OBA
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 577 644 33**
(5)
SENDER: JAMES OBA
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 885 053 00**
(6)
SENDER: JAMES OBA
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N:133 070 66**

Dear Beneficiary, You are to send the remittance fee of $58 usd through Ria money transfer to the Ria secretary to Cotonou Benin Republic please make sure you send it today because i am right in my office waiting for you to make payment so that you can cash your $7,000usd today.

RIA MONEY TRANSFER SECRETARY FOR YOU TO MAKE PAYMENT TODAY AND HERE IS OUR
PAYMENT INFORMATION WHERE YOU HAVE TO SEND THE NEEDED FEE TO:

RECEIVE NAME:::: Lurther David

City::::::::::::::: Cotonou

Country::::::: Republic of Benin

Amount:::::::::::::: $58

MTCN:::::::::::::

Am waiting to hear from you as soon as possible once you send the payment on the above information
We trust God.
We are waiting for your information today .

Yours Sincerely ,
Mr. James Oba
Ria Money Transfer ,
Payment Department
Cotonou Republic Du Benin..

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