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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: "MR. Jeff Wilson" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: <mailjeffeke@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2023 13:38:55 -0700
Subject: SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION

Good day to you dear beneficiary.

I am Jeff Eke the Director of Ministry Of Fiance Benin Republic, I am
writing this email to inform you that after the several meeting held
in my office last week which consisted between the United States
Embassy Benin Republic and the United Nations, African ECO-WAS we have
deliberate and concluded that you will be compensated with all the
money you have loosed in the hands of Africans and most especially
BENIN REPUBLIC precisely.

After receiving many complaints that many was scammed through WESTERN
UNION,MONEY GRAM, BANK TRANSFER AND DELIVERY COURIER COMPANIES
including CHAMBERS as well, so I’m pleading with all scammed citizens
that anyone who has been scammed due to one reason or the other and
for anything would be compensated Back and no matter your country or
continent,USA, ASIA PACIFIC,EUROPE, ETC. all scammed person(s) would
be compensated and would be sent their Compensation funds, Please If
you found this message in your spam folder, it could be due to your
Internet Service Provider, ISP. So move to your inbox before your
reply.

Furthermore, Your compensation Fund will be sum of $500,000 USD Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars And this fund would be sent to you Through
Cashier CHECK and it would be sent to you in form of an executive
Enveloped sealed letter and there will be nothing like any delivery
agent or Courier Company involved in this, perhaps, this letter would
be sent to you Through POST OFFICE and would be sent directly to your
home address. Therefore, You are to reconfirm Your Home Address to the
below details for
Fast procedure and immediate co-operation;

Your Full Names....
Your Home address. ...
Your Occupation.
Direct Telephone Number.
Age and Sex:

Finally, Your compensation fund of $500,000 USD will be send to you
and the only money that would be involved in this would be the
Insurance and Delivery Coverage fee of $155. Mostly importantly, Do
not allow any body to deceive you and I expect your response so make
sure you conclude these or your fund will be terminated by the High
Authority and that is all I can say for now. Moreover, there will be
no C.O.D in this stated method of payment and the beneficiary has just
seven (7) working days to comply and correspond with this office
respectively either comply or he/her fund will be terminated.


Your most URGENT compliance will be of immense benefit to you and I
will shall provide the payment details on your request.

Yours truly,
MR. Jeff Wilson
Ministry Of Fiance Benin Republic
Representative.
mailjeffeke@gmail.com

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