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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: INFO_SERVICE <atmofflce00000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeservice282@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:25:58 +0100
Subject: Attn,

WELCOME TO RIA MONEY TRANSFER
DESK OF William Otima,
http://www.riamoneytransfer.com/
+22998118804

Dear Friend,

I want to make you understand something in life that you failed to
realize, I want you to have at the back of your mind that all this
while you have been dealing with fake people, claiming to be western
union/money gram and banks official, I have never slept a day without
being worried about your issue since I entered into this custody of
Ria Money Transfer. I have been keeping this as a secret, but I want
to open up to you at this very moment to avoid Judgment day in the
presence of Almighty God, do you really know what holding your payment
over and over, paying your earned money without result is because of
(Certificate of Occupancy) look, I want you to do me a favor by
keeping this issue secret.

For your sake just to be honest and integrity, I am praying day and
night towards this case, once i sight my eyes on your contract
compensation award winner, you spend a lot yet no conclusion, I
believed that God uses someone to save somebody, as the matter of in
fact with the hope that this transfer has come to the end for you to
receive your payment as I took this bold step, what I most needed from
you is honest and integrity also keeping this secret and confidential.

Right now, this might interest you to know the main reason while I
keep on exposed below reference issue to you today just to be aware of
what really holding your payment upon all the monies you have paid is
(Certificate of Occupancy) without the document, there are no ways the
expecting contract award winner compensation will ever pay to you,
point of correction, don't ever you ignore below messages, it is yours
times for God to answer your prayer, Well, I wouldn't say I regretted
taking such step because I don’t know how much you have also paid so
far in this issue. But my pains and agonies are much each time I saw
your file form record, you're always feeling cheated or swindled.

Well, a time I seat down and thinks of this other way round with the
firm belief that you sometimes act funny just because of the bad name
and reputation of this country (Benin Republic in African) also with
your past experience with some of those hoodlums. But when I seat down
in my office sometime last week and saw your payment file, I was
trying to contact you personally with the hope of helping you out of
the mess you have faced so far with those criminals, but I still
understand partially that you are still somewhat believing in those
hoodlum's fake letters and documents, look, you need prayer just ask
God to open your eyes well, by reviewing a personal person to trust in
order to have your fund paid to you.

Considering the state of affairs at hand, I will be glad to notify you
for the last time what holding your payment sake and you have also
lost money too, but I want you to know our stands now because the UN,
FBI & INTERPOL are so concerned why I have not yet gotten this fund of
yours paid to you since, but I found out that my explanation makes no
sense/ or different to them, all they are after is for me to make sure
I get this done before the end of this week. Please! Please! & please!
Can you help yourself out from this matter so we can forget about our
agonies once and for all? Can you trust me for once for me to trust
you as well so we can work out things? I want to be plain to you so
you can be plain to me as well. According to my meeting with this
reliable bank manager today.

He made it clear to me that instead of him demanding fees upon fees;
why don?t we pay the whole needed fee for once and get this fund
transferred or delivered immediately to you If you're ready to comply
with the US$253,00 Finally, I would love you to open up to me if I
should forward a letter of declaration to you for you to sign on it
stating that you're no more interested in making this claim so I can
forward to the bank, UN, FBI & INTERPOL. But if you're still
interested in making the claim, kindly try and send down the needed
fee today so I can make all arrangements with the bank to avoid
misunderstanding

Receiver Name: Kiki Olivette
Receiver Country: Benin Republic
City: Cotonou

I await your prompt response.
Regards,
William Otima,
+22998118804

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