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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: " MR. RANDALL GODWIN" <info@msenvy.com>
Reply-To: donw0177@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 03:30:19 +0300
Subject: FOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT RELEASE



--
INTERNATIONAL FUND RELEASE DEPARTMENT,
FROM THE OFFICE OF WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER AUDITOR IN COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
TEL: +229 6887 5742,

GOOD DAY,

WE DISCOVERED THAT YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS (IN THE CENTRAL COMPUTER
AMONG THE LIST OF UNPAID CONTRACTORS, INHERITANCE NEXT OF KIN AND LOTTO
BENEFICIARIES THAT WAS ORIGINATED FROM AFRICA (BENIN GOVERNMENT)
NIGERIAN,
EUROPE, ASIA PLUS MIDDLE EAST, AMERICANS) AMONG THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS
AND
COMPANIES THAT YOUR UNPAID FUND HAS BEEN LOCATED TO A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.

CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT WAS FORWARDED TO US FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF
YOUR FUND ($2,500,000.00M) TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES
DOLLARS THROUGH INTER BANK ATM VISA CARD/TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER
PROCESS
OF THE UNITED NATIONS, WHICH WAS OUR INITIAL OPTION TO YOU BUT IT SEEMS
THAT YOU ARE NOT OKAY BY THOSE OPTION GIVEN TO YOU IN OUR PREVIOUS
MESSAGE
SO WE DIDN'T HEARD FROM YOU, THEN WE AFTER THE BOARD MEETING HELD AT
PARAKU
YESTERDAY AND CONCLUDED TO RELEASE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION
MONEY
TRANSFER AND THE FIRST PAYMENT THAT WE HAVE MADE WAS DONE THROUGH
WESTERN
UNION THEREFORE TRY YOUR POSSIBLE BEST TO SEND THE REQUIRED FEE OF $85
USD
ONLY TODAY TO ENABLE THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE EFFECT THE OFFICIAL
RELEASE OF YOUR FIRST INSTALLMENT PAYMENT TO YOUR FAVOR? THE REFERENCE
NUMBER IS AS FOLLOWED(MTCN: 854-174-3048) AND WE SHALL IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE FULL DETAILS TO YOU AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE REQUESTED $85.00 USD
ONLY
WHICH YOU ARE DIRECTED TO SEND IT WITH THE BELOW PAYMENT INFORMATION TO
BENIN REPUBLIC?

PLEASE KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION HERE TO AVOID ANY MISTAKE
BEFORE
WE COULD RELEASE THE FULL PAYMENT INFORMATION TO YOU AS YOU GO AHEAD AND
MAKE THE PAYMENT OF $85.00 USD ONLY TODAY OR FIRST THING TOMORROW
MORNING
FOR OUR IMMEDIATE ACTION.
ALSO TRY TO RECONFIRM YOUR FULL DETIALS TO AVOID ANY MISTAKE?

YOUR FULL NAME;--------------
CURRENT ADDRESS;-----------------
CURRENT MOBILE NUMBER;---------------
NEXT OF KIN;--------------
CITY AND COUNTRY;----------------

Below is the payment info:

Receiver: Jean Iso
Amount:$85.00 USD only
ADDRESS; RUE 558 TOKPA GRAND MACHEL COTONOU,
Country:BENIN REPUBLIC
Mtcn# ..................
Test Question: OK?
Test Answer: OK
Sender Name:.........
Sender Address:......
Question:...../Ans....
Mobile:.............

Forward the information to (donw0177@yahoo.com)Contact person Mr. Donald
White, Or Call or text the payment detials to this line once the payment
is
done; +229 6887 5742,

YOUR’S IN SERVICE
MR. RANDALL GODWIN.
FOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT RELEASE

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