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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: Good Luck Ben <rdhughes@txwinet.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:37:19 -0500
Subject: Dear Customer,



EMITTANCE INTERNATIONAL BENIN REPUBLIC COTONOU
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WORLDWIDE
Rue 1171 Isiokwe Road, Cotonou Benin Republic.
Office Tele#: (+229-96062038)
E-MAIL:(drgoodluckben@yahoo.com)

Dear Customer,

According to the instruction passed to this Western Union Money
Transfer Department from the office Governor of the Central Bank
Benin, A total sum of $4.500,000.00 (Four Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars only) has been instructed to be paid to
you.

According to the explanations made, the Central Bank and Government,
have decided to take over the issue of your transfer to save you from
all wire transfer problems you were facing previously.This is to help
us check-mate all the Fraudulent activities going on here in West
Africa at large. You shall be paid bit by bit until your total sum is
completely received right from the Counter of any Wstern Union
Transfer closest to you: We have been asked to release to you a total
of US$7000.00 in every five Hours (5hours) until the funds is
completely paid out, as that is the maximum limit we are legally
allowed to pay in a particular transaction.

After the failure in the transfer of your fund through other means
which may have been made impossible by the European, American or
British high commission and other bodies, I was ordered from the
office of the President and the Central Bank Of Benin Republic to make
your payment swiftly via this medium, you will be receiving
$7000.00usd every five hours starting from today. Provide your full
receivers names for the payment and an activation fee of $300.00usd
only to get your payment files activated so that we will start sending
your hourly payment as agreed.

The required fee of $300.00 should be sent through Western Union Money
Transfer or moneyGram, Upon the receipt of the $300.00 your payment
files will be activated to enable you receive your first installment
payment of $7000.00usd immediately. Send the $300.00 usd payment
information to us through the above email address: Note: You can not
be able to start picking up the money until your Name is activated to
the system: Here Is The Information Which You Will Use To Send The
Required Fee Of $300.00 usd Via western union or money gram money
Transfer. The Receivers Information For The $300.00 as follows:

TAKE NOTE ON THE PAYMENT INFORMATION BY R.I.A MONEY TRANSFER ONLY.

Receivers name:----Henry Udoba
Country:-----Benin Republic
City:---------Cotonou
Amount:----------$300.00usd
MTCN#------------------
Sender's name:-------------

Immediately we receives the payment, we shall activate your payment
files and start sending your payments. Call immediately on this direct
phone Office:+229-96062038) for more Details and directives.


Meanwhile below are the information of your first installment payment
of $7000.00usd which you cannot be able to pick up until your name is
activated today.

Track your payment online at
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderstatus.asp?country=global

Sender First Name ____ Marcel
Sender Second Name _____ Kimelman
MTCN ___________________#2133097115
Text Question___________ Urgent
Answer _________________ Now
Amount i sent is USD$7000.00usd


Congratulate once again.

Regards,
DR Good Luck Ben.

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