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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: "USA DEPARTMENT OF HOME LAND SECURITY" <f.b.i@voila.fr>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 22:31:27 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: FROM..HOME LAND SECURITY




MG Timothy J. Lowenberg,Adjutant General and Director State Military
Department Washington Military Dept.,
Bldg1 Camp Murry ,Wash 98430-5000 USA
U.S.A.Embassy Service Department.


Attention. To The Recipient


We the monetary affairs of Usa embassy of rep Benin,we discovered that you
have not been paid for your long lost won,contractual
inheritance-compensation funds from the west African corrupted bank and
individuals: Or have you received your fund? The Usa embassy and i.m.f in
conjunction with the USA DEPARTMENT OF HOME LAND SECURITY decided to cash
the monies and install into an ATM card to use that means of payment to
refunds all the American citizens who had lost their hard earned money to
the African and west African corrupted banks, lawyers /attorneys and
diplomats Etc.

The fund in worth sum of $1,200,000,00 will be paid through the ATM
payment center here in Cotonou , Republic of Benin . The IMF in
collaboration and support of the World Bank came up with this program and
beneficiaries were chosen through a random sampling method facilitated by
Microsoft for a few citizens around the world as could be accommodated
within the limited budgeted funds.

So kindly reconfirm your information to expedite on delivering the
Platinum Visa Visa-card Atm card to you. Thus: Your full names… Your Home
address.. Your cell-Telephone number. Forwards the information to the
i.m.f email at : imf.benin.rep@voila.fr you can call for clarification
telephone # +229-939-056-41 contact person Dr. Damion Ogonouh Paymaster
general he will be the person to direct on how the atm card will reach as
the home land agreed.


Yours In Service,
Mrs.Helena Browan.
Assistant Secretary of U.S Embassy
in Benin State for African Affairs

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