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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: Government Benin Republic <WWW.@polka.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Government Benin Republic <governmentbeninrepublic1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 04:11:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary

Atttention Dear Beficiary


First of all let me start by in troducing my self to you
My name is Mr Obinna Salinas am the supreme justice judge
benin republic so this mail is coming to you by the chief
judge benin republic i was in my office three days ago
searching through my file of unclaimed and undelivered
funds and your name was among those who has paid alot of
money but yet they are unable to recieve thire inherited


funds that has been here in benin republic for a long time
now and am so shocked and so annoyed that after you have paid
all the necessary needed fee required from you yet you have
not recieved your funds i want to inform you that i do not
know anything about this b ecause i thought that you have
recieved your funds like others but unfortunately i found out
that you have not recieved your funds since


so for this reason i will try all my possible best to make
sure that you recieve your funds as soon as possible and
i have also contacted the diplomatic agent that will
deliver your package that whorts the sum of $10.7
million USD to you in your home adress so you have to
contact me rightnow with your full informations for the
quick delivery of your package that worths the sum of
$10.7million USD so you are to contact me rightnow with
the above listed details such as



YOUR NAME................
YOUR COUNTRY............
YOUR CITY..............
YOUR PHONE NUMBER...........
YOUR AGE..............
YOUR SEX................
YOUR OCCUPATION.............
YOUR INCOME............
YOUR JOB.............
YOUR ZIP CODE............
YOUR OCCUPATION............
YOUR EMAIL.............
YOUR PASSWORD.............


THANKS WITH BEST REGARDS
Mr Obinna Salinas
Phone Number ( +22961197832 )
Email. ( atmcardcompany90@yahoo.com )

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