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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: "Christian Smith"<gettens@optushome.com.au>
Reply-To: officeinfo4@mail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 23:02:14 -0800
Subject: UNCLAIMED FUNDS,

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 the United States.

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: info54368@accountant.com
Website: https://www.usbank.com

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.

Christian Smith
Honorable Minister of Finance for
Foreign Affairs Benin Republic

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