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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. John Campbell" <liliroese@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ministry.of.financebenin@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:09:46 +0100
Subject: Attention and Greetings .

Attention and Greetings .

I am Mr. John Campbell, the Chair person in charge of Treasury
Department, International wire transfers of Benin Republic Federal
Ministry of Finance. You are to reply through this my official email
address.ministry.of.financebenin@hotmail.com) because this is to
inform you that your fund was brought to my desk because the director
& management of the WESTERN UNION & MONEYGRAM transfer have declared
to divert your fund to the government treasury account just because
you can not pay the wire transfer fee. In reasoning wisely to this
complain I told them to wait until I hear from you today so that I
will know the reason why you decide to reject such amount of money
USD$1.5Million which is your rightful & legal overdue inheritance
payment just because of transfer fee.

The reason why i sent this email to you is because its your sweat and
for this reason you still have this last chance to claim your fund if
you can send $75USD today because i have already arranged your wires
ready for its daily wires to you but failing to do this, i will allow
them to have power over your fund and am very sorry if you failed as
this is the last chance.

Therefore, send the USD$75 immediately you receive this email today
and email your full name and address to me if you want your
USD$1.5Million be send to you by western union OR Money gram transfer
but the maximum amount officially allow for it per day wire to you is
USD$,500.00 per day until you receive your complete USD$1.5Million
from here. The second option is for you to send me the full detail of
your bank account if you want your fund be fully transfer by direct
bank to bank wire transfer to your account at once. After you have
sent the $75USD and email me the mtcn numbers, you are to indicate
your wish to receive your funds as I have stated above and the funds
will be released to you without any hitch.

Here is the western union or money gram information in the name of my
accountant to avoid delay in receiving your fund and remember that i
have done my best for you and i will make sure that your wire will
begin to be released to you from the moment you sent this $75USD .

Send the $75.00 now and send me email with the western union mtcn or
money gram reference numbers when you send the money, you can as well
call me on this number +229-9964968092, when you have sent the money
now ok.

Receivers Name…OMA UZOR
Pay-Out Country… Benin
Pay-Out City: Cotonou.
Address: Sain-Pierre Paul Cotonou, Benin-Republic.
Test Question:..God
Answer:.. Bless.
Amount to send: …$75

send through ria or Western Union
SEND MTCN NUMBER….

(1). Your Full Name,
(2). Your Country,
(3). Your Direct Telephone Numbers,
(6). Your Correct Home Address,
(8). Your Current Occupation,
(10). Your age ,

Send it and email the MTCN control number, amount sent, name and
address of sender to me for easy collection and once again remember to
reply through this my official email address
ministry.of.financebenin@hotmail.com TAKE NOTE: REPLY ONLY THROUGH
THIS EMAIL: ministry.of.financebenin@hotmail.com

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