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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.Michael Raynor" <noiteass@otenet.gr>
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 03:14:47 -0700
Subject: Attention Dear,CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL:
mraynor.embassy12@yahoo.com



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Attention Dear

My name is Mr. Michael Raynor,Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy
Africa/ Asia Affairs.The United States Senate had confirmed my
nomination on February 5th 2017 after being nominated for this position
by U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan 20th, 2017. My credentials as the
new Deputy Chief of Mission appointed were presented to the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development Washington. on 6 Feb 2017
(first round) 20 Feb 2017 (second round) I am a career member of the
senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor whose
diplomatic career has been spent mostly in Africa or working on African
issues.

I served most recently as the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary at the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou, Benin Republic. Prior to
this, I was the U.S. Ambassador to Mali, and I have served as Deputy
Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassies in Tunisia, Senegal, and Togo.
Other overseas postings include Niger, South Africa, India and
Singapore. In Washington, I was the senior desk officer for Zaire (now
Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Deputy Coordinator for Iraq
Assistance. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in European history and
French language and literature in University of Oregon in Eugene, and I
also attend the University de Haute Bretagne in Rennet, France, from
1979-1980 as a Rotary Foundation Graduate Fellow, and also attend the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

However, following the resolution of the meeting held with His
Excellency President Donald Trump and other Heads of Africans and Asian
Leaders at Washington DC USA, And some members of the Federal House of
Senate, an agreement was reached that the sum of $2.5 Million USD must
be paid out to you in the form of a compensation for the years you have
wasted in waiting for your funds to be released. Having been listed as
one of the Beneficiary of the scam victims package, the Sum $2.5 Million
USD
compensation fund has been instructed to be paid out to you in the form
of a CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT drawn on Standard Chartered
Bank,duly signed with the official white house stamp.

The said BANK DRAFT will be packaged inside a U.S Embassy Official
Envelope to be sent to you via Postal Mail at no cost to your mailing
address. And the time frame for delivery is 72 hours, which is 3 days
since it would be sent via a Postal Mail Service. Meanwhile, a "Custom
Clearance Certificate" must be obtained from the Benin Republic Customs
Authority as that's your primary obligation in which you must fulfill
hence the delivery, And i have already make an enquiry of the cost of
this certificate from Custom office over here and is going to cost you
$305 to obtain that.


Please take note that the "Custom Clearance Certificate" and the BANK
DRAFT will be packaged together inside the U.S Embassy Official Envelope
for immediate dispatch to your mailing address. Hence, you are advised
to comply as requested to enable me discharge my official duty
accordingly. It's your primary obligation to obtain the "Custom
Clearance Certificate from the country origin of the fund.

Congratulations!!!
Respectfully Yours,
Mr. Michael Raynor
Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Africa/ Asia Affairs.
Email: (mraynor.embassy12@yahoo.com)

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