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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: "Mrs. Iselbella Zhang" <etslativesarl@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeifo216.bj@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:24:09 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary:


This is the Postal Mail Service of the Republic of Benin, I am Mrs.
Iselbella Zhang, I take this opportunity to inform you that the United
Nations (UN) in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
compensates those who have unclaimed funds, including those who are victims
of scammers on the Internet, your information was found in the list of
unclaimed funds.

The post office has been commissioned by international communities to
deliver your Five Million Five Hundred US Dollars ($5.5 Million) VISA ATM
Card to your doorstep. We have investigated and found that you are the
rightful owner.

However, we have decided to send you your own Fund to your residence
address. We may not be able to send your Visa ATM card with your email
address alone, so we need your current information to avoid delivery errors.

Full name :
Parcel Owner's Address:
Occupation :
Copy of your ID:

Contact the director:
Name: Dr. Gildas Atindehou
Email address: (la_office.info.bj@post.com)
Tel:( +229) 55064897

We will start registering your Visa card Fund to DHL Courier Service and
send you the tracking number before proceeding to secure delivery of your
fund as soon as you reconfirm the information required for secure delivery.

La Poste is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that has
revolutionized parcel and information delivery over the past 30 years. We
have become a diverse family of post offices that are bigger, stronger and
better than ever.

Your affectionately
Mrs. Iselbella Zhang

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