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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: frankeze <mark22don@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: westernunion_beninrepublic12@yahoo.dk
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:51:30 +0100
Subject: To The Attention Of Beneficiary;




To The Attention Of Beneficiary;=20

The Board of federal ministry of finance benin republic are hereby to
notify you of your payment inherited funds of $850.000.00 thousand dollar=
s
after the meeting held on 21th of July 2008. His Excellence the PRESIDENT
OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) has Instructed this Departmen=
t
to send your funds through western union money transfer for easy receive =
of
your inherinted funds without any further delay to avoid paying money to
the fraud stars that is going on through Courier Company.
You are required to send your name and address to our Payment Office wher=
e
you want your fund to be send through Western Union. The maximium amount
you will be receiving per a day starting from tomorrow is $9000.00) Also
your are required by this Department for Re-newing and Re-cofirming Of yo=
ur
file Charges of $115.dollar which was deposited in this office with your
name and address bellow .

Beneficiarey
name----------------
Address--------------------------------
Tel phone-----------------------------=20
For further procedure Contact our payment officer with the information
below;
Attention;Dr TERRY COOL.
Western Union Benin=20
Republic Manager
Tel; 00229-93159333
Email;(westernunion_beninrepublic12@yahoo.dk)=20
Try to fill the Above Informations where to start sending the money
Because As soon the required fee of $115.00 received today for the renewi=
ng
& reconfirming the payment file of your funds you will start receiving yo=
ur
funds as from tomorrow in amount of $9000.00 Dollars like we stated above=
.
Yours in service
FRANK EZE.
Western Union Benin=20
Republic Manager

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