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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. Joseph Kaboman" <graziw@caiweb.com.br>
Reply-To: inter.monetary@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:37:04 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: Your E-mail won the money




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Dear Fund Beneficiary!!!

I am Mr. Joseph Kaboman the Secretaria of Customer Care on International Transaction at Diamond bank Benin Head Quarter This E-mail has been issued to you in order to officially inform you that we have an instruction on an International Payment in which was issued to you by Benin Federal Government for the lost you have gone through your transactions here. With the help of our media Organisation (International Monitoring Network System), we discovered that your E-mail address was selected by the System as one of the victim and it has legally won you the sum of $4.5million USD from the Federal Government. and we have been authorized to paid it to you via INTERNATIONAL CASHIER'S BANK DRAFT. that will be cash able from any International Bank in your country or cash delivery been the only way you would receive Your money to avoid paying excess charges.

As regard to this arrangement,
You are advised to contact the Telex Director DR.JUDGE BENSON through his direct E-mail (inter.monetary@yahoo.com) Contact DR.DR.JUDGE BENSON with the contact information below. Telex Director Diamond Bank Benin

Name: DR. JUDGE BENSON
Direct Email:(judgeben@aol.com)
DIRECT TEL: +229-61761755

You will be required to E-mail him with the following information:
1. Name in full.
2. Address.
3. Nationality.
4. Age.
5. Occupation.
6. Phone No.
7. Present Country.
8. Fax [optional].
9. Email address.
10. Sex.
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Be also informed that the Fund Approvals and authorization document including Anti-terrorist Clearance Certificate was issued with your Email address And has been handed over to DR.SHITU ABUBAKAR to release the money to you.finally, DR.SHITU ABUBAKAR is standby to receive your communication and Release your fund to you through Cash delivery without further delay. Make your contact directly to him through Email contact any time because We are working 24 Hours to be able to meet with the mandate given by the World Bank

Thanks for your maximum
cooperation. Mr. Joseph Kaboman
Secretaria of Customer Care on International Transaction.

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