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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: "HON. PERRY BEN." <fonemillion78@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: embassyamerica336@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 08:34:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM UNITED STATE OF AMERICA


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U.S. Department
of State 
 
                       Bureau of Consular Affairs        

Washington , DC 20520    
 UPDATE
 
 
THIS E-MAIL IS ONLY FOR
THE OWNER OF THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS
Beneficiary/Owner number
2661428,
 
 Attention,Dear Friend 
 
We write to inform you that your
package with reference number 2661428 has been in IMPEX COURIER UNITED KINGDOM
facility custody waiting for resolutions of the clearance to further the
delivery to your delivery address.. We have been waiting for you to contact us
regarding your consignment box which IMPEX COURIER suppose to deliver to you
which was on hold by US Department of State Bureau and requesting for clearance
certificate which will be obtain from the origination of the consignment box
before it will be released from London, United Kingdom.
 
After the
meeting held with the Government of Benin Republic, it was resolved that the
delivery of your consignment to you address must be complete within two (2)
working days upon your compliance to our directives; You should send the sum of
$75 usd to obtain the needed clearance certificate from Benin Republic. 

 
The clearance charges which was initially on the high price has been
cut down by the US Embassy in Benin Republic considering the poor economic
situations that make it difficult for the middle class citizens to meet up with
the clearance of their entitlement. 
 
We will upon the confirmation of
your clearing charge assign our Diplomat Agent (Prince Dickson) to travel to
United Kingdom and collect your package and proceed with the delivery.

 
Meanwhile you are advice to reconfirm the below information upon
contacting us to avoid delivery to wrong person.
 
1-  Your Full Name

2-  Your Delivery Address
3-  Your Contact Telephone Number 
4- 
Your Occupation non
5-  Your Identification (Passport number or ID Card
number)
 
Once you notify us with the above information we will release
your consignment to you, You can contact us with the following information,

Contact person:  Hon. Jeffery Jain
Email: (embassyamerica336@yahoo.co.uk) 
  
Note
that you are expected to pay only $75usd for clearance certificate and you are
to pay it to Benin Republic as the origination of the package in favour of mr. 
as our accountant officer in Benin Republic Send the $75 usd through western
union once you receive this mail with the information below for immediate
release of your package,
 
Receivers Name:====UDE FRANCIS
JOSEPH
Country/City:=======Benin Republic/Cotonou
Test
Question:=======what city
Answer:
===========cotonou
Amount:===========$75usd
 
Once you send the money,
try to notify us with the MTCN for easy pick up and for immediate action on the
release of your consignment.
 
Note that any unclaimed consignment will
be return to IMPEX Office in Benin after 7 days.
So you are urgently advised to comply with our directives so that
we will release your consignment.
Yours Sincerely
 
Yours
Sincerely
 
HON. PERRY BEN.
FROM AMERICA EMBASSY
Public Relation
Officer United State Embassy.
 
FROM UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

 








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