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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. Thomas Montage" <assetmanagementcorporation369@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrthomaskmontage1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 23:16:15 +0000
Subject: SURROGATE COURT, 152 GENESEE ST, AUBURN,NY USA (NEW YORK STATE
SUPREME COURT)OVERDUE PAYMENT RELEASED FINALLY, YOUR FUND IS NOW HERE IN THE
USA AWAITING TO BE SHIPPED TO YOUR ADDRESS.

SURROGATE COURT, 152 GENESEE ST, AUBURN,NY USA (NEW YORK STATE SUPREME
COURT)OVERDUE PAYMENT RELEASED FINALLY, YOUR FUND IS NOW HERE IN THE
USA AWAITING TO BE SHIPPED TO YOUR ADDRESS.

ATTENTION: DEAR, THE TRUTH YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR LONG OVERDUE FUNDS.

Sequel to the above specifications, the management of the Fund
Reconciliation Department here in New York City USA, wishes to let you
know that your fund worth a total amount of $15.5 million is long
overdue payment, every precept regarding your funds has been
concluded. You will be receiving your funds from this Surrogate Court
Office any moment from now. I take, keep and make reports of every
transaction done here in the USA. Investigations gathered by the Fund
Regulatory Agency {IMF}, shows you have been receiving numerous emails
from several offices requesting you to claim your funds. In some
cases, you tried a lot but still the transfer or delivery was not
completed due to one reason or the other. The fact is that you are
stuck between the chains which make it impossible for you to
differentiate the real office from its counterfeit.

I know you will be expecting to hear from me regarding this delivery
after the last attempt to get it over. The fact is that I understand
you're been into so many transactions and I decided to stay clear so
that you will understand the truth about everything going on within
the internet.

I noticed that the only real offices that had ever contacted you in
respect to your funds were the United State Embassy Benin Republic and
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It was brought to our notice
that the former Ambassador to the republic of Benin, Ambassador, made
a voluntary effort to bring your funds along to your home address but
couldn't due to some fall-out on your ends. The Federal Reserve Bank
of New York came up to make a wire transfer but they said you couldn't
meet the fee demand for the transfer, so they gave up on you. In a
more proper and legalized manner, the International Monetary Fund and
the Federal Reserve Bank solicited the Fund Reconciliation Department
to allow your fund to be Credited as a Visa Card and be delivered to
your home address through the Agent. These options, we supposed, could
be the best, easiest and the most efficient way to have you get hold
of your long awaited United Nations approved funds.

Like you were told by the Federal Reserve Bank aforementioned, your
funds were transferred from about four different banks; Central Bank
of Kenya, United Bank of Africa Benin Republic, Bank of America and
Nat west bank London. In total, your funds were amounting to the tune
of USD15.5 Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars As I
speak, your funds have been credited in your Visa Card and also
available as Cashier's Check well documented and packaged. The
documented package will be delivered to your home address by your
Agent here in NY, USA. The ONLY thing needed before your Agent can
deliver your ATM CARD is the PROCUREMENT FILE of your funds. The
procurement file is at the Origin Country of your funds in West Africa
Benin Republic.

For the purpose of avoiding double payment on your end, I had an
agreement with the IMF and Federal Reserve to document every charge
necessary until the package gets to your home address. The analytical
group of the two offices mentioned above had an accurate sum of
$250.00 for Procurement. So it was constituted and officially
submitted to the "Court of Justice" that the ONLY charge you will EVER
pay before your package leaves our office here in USA to your home
address is $250.00 for your Procurement File to be signed and conveyed
down here in the USA and YOU WILL NEVER pay a dime again as agreed. I
renowned and reputable USA Agency and I don't like an undocumented
process that is why it had to be written down in Court that you will
never pay any other money apart from the $250.00 The $250.00 is for
"PROCUREMENT FEE" (That is for someone to sign your file on your
behalf). USA Ambassador to Benin Republic, "Ambassador, who will be
coming to the United State in few days will have the Power of Attorney
to stand in and sign on your behalf (since you can't travel down to
Benin because of that) so that he can sign and bring along with him
your PROCUREMENT FILE to me here to enable your Agent deliver your
loaded ATM CARD to your home address by your Agent without any hitch.

However, according to our agreement with the originated Country Benin
Republic, all our communications should be on email for recording
purpose so follow my instruction accordingly, even if you don’t have
the $250.00 try to borrow it and send it immediately today because
this is your life opportunity and I don’t want you to lose the chance
any more.

Therefore, the days of you being subjected to paying twice Double
Payment is over as that is the case with some corrupt officials down
there in Africa, whom always strife to subject beneficiaries to hard
bureaucratic bottleneck, thereby making it impossible for most
innocent citizens spread across the globe and the likes to claim what
rightfully belongs to them. Thank GOD that your funds are here in NEW
YORK SURROGATE COURT, USA and so we decided to follow the USA
constitutions so as to ensure that your money is in your hands this
week. Without mincing words, it will be desirous if you consciously
adhere to the above instruction by remitting the PROCUREMENT FEE
calculated to be $250.00 down to the office of Ambassador, at the USA
Consulate/Embassy in Benin Republic so that your ATM CARD could be
deliver to your home address as soon as the Ambassador arrives here
with your procurement file. The PROCUREMENT FEE of $250.00 is PAYABLE
in two payment options:

RECEIVER'S NAME FOR WORLD REMIT MONEY TRANSFER,

Recipient: Name: Ben Larry
Country: Benin Republic
City: Cotonou
Amount: $250.00
MTCN:
SENDER’S NAME:

I hope your immediate positive response with payment details or
payment slip attachment once you make the payment to enable a speedy
delivery of your CARD to your home address.

Kindly Still Update me With:

1. Your Full Name:...
2. Your Current Delivery Address:...
3. Your Private Mobile Number for the Agent to Contact
You when he arrives:...
4. Your Occupation:...
5. Copy of your id card:...

Once again, I am sorry for the inconveniences you might have
encountered in the past, in pursuit of your funds. Now that this
office, Fund Reconciliation Department, is involved, you will have no
cause to ever regret again as soon as you adhere to the above given
instructions.

Regards,
Mr. Thomas Montage.

WhatsApp or text +1 (607) 527-0278
Contact Email (mrthomaskmontage1@gmail.com)

ADMINISTRATIVE CHIEF JUDGE,
SURROGATE COURT, 152 GENESEE ST, AUBURN,
NY USA (NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT)
NEW YORK CITY, USA.

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