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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: "Dr Toha Okpo" <dr.tohaokpo@myuhuru.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 05:46:05 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,



WEST AFRICAN MONITORING INSTITUTE = (WAMI).
IN CONJUNCTION WITH FUND RECOVERY COMMITTEE & COMPENSA= TION DEPT,
OFFICE OF DE PRESIDENTS COTONOU BENIN REP.
Te= l: +22966405905

Dear Sir/Madam,

You may not understand the reason why this mail came to you. Please be officially informed that we the Board of Directors of West African Monitory Institute and Fund Recovery Committee have been having series of meeting for the past 3 months which ended 3 days ago with Benin Rep District secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

Note that this email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$100,000.00 Dollars only.

<= /div>
This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems/scammers etc.

These have been agreed upon and have been officially signed. So you are advised to contact Pastor E.O.Francis of our paying center in Africa, as all the arrangement to transfer the compensated sum of US$100,000.00 Dollars directly to you in your country through the help of the Western Union Money Transfer has been made.

He is our representative in Western Union Compensation Department in Cotonou-The Republic of Benin, contact him immediately he will send the payments across to you, make sure that you send to Pastor E.O.Francis in your mail, your full names, your direct telephone number/ your scan identity and your correct Postal Address where you want him to send the payments.

Contact Pastor E.O. Francis, immediately to receive your= compensation without any kind of further delay or hindrance.

=
Contact Person: Pastor E.O. Francis (Director Transfer Unit)
Tel:  +229= 66405905

With Regards,
Dr.Toha Okpo,
On Behalf Of (WAMI & FRC)
Cotonou Benin Rep.

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