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Online users, do not be fooled by email messages which appear as if they were sent by The Government of Benin Republic requesting personal information. This is because the emails are being sent by online scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them their personal information. The same scammers will subsequently ask their potential victims to send money in order to collect some so-called check worth thousands or millions of dollars. Once the scammers received money from their victims, they will take it and disappear, leaving the victims depressed and hundreds or thousands of dollars broke.
Remember, the Government of Benin Republic will never request personal information via an email message and do not send money randomly to people around the world. Also, once you are asked to send personal information or money in order to receive a lottery prize, inheritance, donation or free money, it is a scam.
From: Melania Trump <"HJGB."@grace.ocn.ne.jp>Date: Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 2:57 AMSubject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARYI am Meliana Trump, and I am writing to inform you about your Bank Check Draft brought back 28/08/2017 by the United Embassy Mr John Moore from the government of Benin Republic in the white house Washington DC been mandated to be deliver to your home address once you reconfirm it with the one we have here with us to avoid wrong delivery of your check draft Seventy million united states dollars $70,000,000,00usd that was assigned to be delivered to your humble home address by Honorable president Donald Trump the president of this great country this week by a delivery agent Mr John MooreAlso reconfirm your details for the check delivery by filling the form below and send it immediately to our in for verification and for prompt collection of your fund.Fill The Form Below:1. Residential Address :2. full Name :3. Mobile Number:4. Fax Number :5. Occupation :6. Sex :7. Age :8. Nationality :9. Country :10. Marital Status :Accept my hearty congratulation again!Yours Sincerely,MRS MELIANA TRUMPFIRST_LADY1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
From: Melania Trump <"HJGB."@grace.ocn.ne.jp>
Date: Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 2:57 AM
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY
I am Meliana Trump, and I am writing to inform you about your Bank Check Draft brought back 28/08/2017 by the United Embassy Mr John Moore from the government of Benin Republic in the white house Washington DC been mandated to be deliver to your home address once you reconfirm it with the one we have here with us to avoid wrong delivery of your check draft Seventy million united states dollars $70,000,000,00usd that was assigned to be delivered to your humble home address by Honorable president Donald Trump the president of this great country this week by a delivery agent Mr John Moore
Also reconfirm your details for the check delivery by filling the form below and send it immediately to our in for verification and for prompt collection of your fund.
Fill The Form Below:
1. Residential Address :
2. full Name :
3. Mobile Number:
4. Fax Number :
5. Occupation :
6. Sex :
7. Age :
8. Nationality :
9. Country :
10. Marital Status :
Accept my hearty congratulation again!
Yours Sincerely,
MRS MELIANA TRUMP
FIRST_LADY
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
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Scams that have been triedFrom a Mr Mike AnatI Cotonou 22960300718 promising $4.8 millionMr Lucky Odeh Finance ministryMr Morgan Clark Foreign Operations 22966940838 $2.5 millionMr Abdul YayI ATM dept $2.8 millionAll I have replied as scam I do not know if you catch these or not
"From: Barrister Rechael Moses Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 6:03:16 AMSubject: ONLINE BANKING TRANSFER Dear beneficiary,This is to inform you that your funds (US$4.4Million) file was finally referred to our Bank of Africa ORA BANK Cotonou, Republic of Benin for your payment.You are therefore by this notice required to contact our payment officer with this contact information below, you should address the letter to his name Mr.Ola Ahmed;Below The Bank Full Information’s.Alahaji Ola AhmedExecutive Director/Chief Financial Office.ORA BANK REPUBLIC OF BENIN (OBB)Office Line: 229-96775294orabankbenin207-accountant.comwww.ora.bankbeninbo-gmail.comForward your Full Information’s.Your fully nameYour Holder's addressDate of BirthYour CountryYour CityZip codeDirect NumberUpon receipt, we shall immediately start processing the payment because we don't want to entertain any delay in this second quarter payment scheduled.Meanwhile, we shall set up an online account for you in this bank and give you the account number and password and also instructions on how you can transfer the money by your self to any bank account of your choice.Finally, we have gone through your fund file and understood that your fund payment is over due to receive, we are very sorry for the delay and inconvenience it might course and we promise to give you the best of our services hence your payment file has been referred to our desk.Thanks and remain blessed and have a nice day.Best regardsBarrister Rechael Moses"Here is another scam
Here is another scam:---------- Forwarded message ---------From: DIPLOMATIC AGENT MELLO PAUL Date: Mon, Apr 1, 2019, 6:21 PMSubject: DIPLOMATIC AGENT MELLO PAUL AT JFKI Am Diplomatic Agent Mello Paul Please Dear What Is Going On? Where Are You Right Now I Have Been Calling You And You Don’T Pick Up My Calls,Well If What Am Hearing Is Not Truth Kindly Get Back To Me Very Urgent To This Email, We Have A Crucial Situation Here In This Airport , Please I Need To Know The Truth Before Handing Over Your Consignment To Them For Me To Go Back To My Country, The Situation Here In This Airport Is That Some Group Of Persons In Number Of Two United State Of America Came To This Airport And Told Me That You Had An Auto-Crash Last Week And You Died Two Days Ago Thereafter, And That Upon Your Death, You Assigned Them To Be The Next Of Kin Over Your Funds And Properties, So Please I Am Very Much Confused Here I Don’T Know What To Do Because They Brought A Death Certificate Signed By A Medical Doctor Showing That You Are Dead.They Also Brought A Signed Letter Of Change Of Ownership And Appointment Of Next-Of-Kin Over Your Properties Including Your Funds On The Consignment Box That Are With Me In This Airport.They Said That You Even Made A Provision Of The Needed $50Usd For Them To Clear All The Outstanding Bill Delaying The Smooth Delivery Of Your Consignment Box To You In Your Home, But Personally I'm Not Well Convinced That You Are Dead That Is Why I Asked Them To Hold Back The $50 And Come Back Next Week So That I Will Do My Own Investigations To Find Out If You Are Dead Or Alive Because I Am Confuse If Is Truth Okay.Prior To This Development I Told Them To Come Back Next Week, But In The Meanwhile I Have Reported This Case To The Airport Police Authority, So If Indeed You Are Alive, I Will Want You To Write Me Back Immediately You Receive This Email Before It Will Be Too Late, To Decide On How To Get Them Arrest With The Airport Police Authority When Those Men Comes Back Next Week Monday.Please Reconfirm Your Full Details Again To Avoid Wrong Delivery(1)Your Full Name.(2)Mobile Phone Number.(3)Current Home Address(4)Nearest Airport(5)Attach A Copy Of Your IdWrite Or You Me Back With The Payment Information Of The Needed Fee Of $50 Dollars,You Can Send The Fee To The Benin Republic Which Is The Origin Country Of The Consignment BoxReceiver Name .......Country... Benin RepublicCity.... CotonouText Question...AliveAnswer....Or DeadAmount .....$50 UsdSender Name.....Mtcn.Kindly Do That Immediately Because If You Fail To Do That, I Will Assume That You Are Dead As They Have Claimed, And Hand Over Your Consignment Box Over To Them And Go Back To My Country, Your Non-Compliance Will Mean That Actually You Are Dead As They Claim And I Will Not Hesitate To Hand Over Your Consignment Box To Them And Go Back As They Have Pleaded To Me.I Will Be Waiting To Hear From You TodayThanksYours FaithfullyDiplomatic Agent Mello PaulText Only 1709 800-3925Email(Pm776320-Gmail.Com)Fedex Company Diplomatic Agent
Here is another scam:---------- Forwarded message ---------From: US Ambassador to Federal Republic of Benin Date: Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 10:02 AMSubject: GREETINGS FROM US EMBASSYU.S. Embassy Cotonou01BP 2012 Cotonou BeninFrom US Ambassador to Federal Republic of BeninPhone: 229.61224543E-mail: us_embassy.benin_republic-usa.comGREETINGS FROM US EMBASSYAttention Please!I am Lucy Tamlyn a U.S. Ambassador to Benin I was sworn in on October 23rd, 2015. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, she most recently served as Director in the Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan in the Department of State. Previously, also served the Department of State as Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal; Economic Counselor, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France; Provincial Reconstruction Team Leader, Erbil, Iraq; and Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, N'Djamena, Chad. I served at U.S. Missions to the United Nations in New York, Rome and Vienna, and has also had assignments in Brazil, Mozambique, Colombia and Washington. Ambassador Tamlyn earned a B.A. from Saint John's College in Annapolis, Maryland and a Master's Degree from Columbia University's School of International Affairs in New York.Your fund issue was brought to my office this morning by the Manager of the United Bank For Africa (UBA Bank) here in Benin Republic and he made me to understand that the said funds worth (USD2.8 Million) and also already uploaded into Automated Teller Machine (ATM Visa Card) but since then they have not heard from you that's why the issue was brought to my office as your Ambassador/Representative in a view of Cancellation and diversion into Government Treasury Account as unclaimed fund to ease the Country's Economic Recession thus,due to your refusal to comply and meet with delivery terms and conditions. Then, I asked what are the conditions but I was told that you are been required to pay for the Yellow Tag and the Clearance which cost (US$250) Furthermore, I pleaded with him to wait because there is no cause/need to cancel the payment that I will do my very possible best to bring the issue to Amicable Conclusion once it has brought to my office.Honestly, to the best of my knowledge, I found out that this fund is Legal and Legitimate considering the various Documents that accompany it. I will be here guiding you on this matter as well as backing you up with all the necessary information that may be required.By and large, what could be your reasons of refusal and chosen to abandon such huge amount of Funds? I want your urgent reconfirmation of your delivery information to this Office, such as your full name, address and telephone number as soon as you receive this mail. Because this might be the last life time opportunity you are waiting to receive your your funds so do not fail to utilize/grab this wonderful moment you may be looking to make it a reality. I will be waiting to hear from you in order to resolve the issue as quickly as possible to enable you receive your overdue payment.Faithfully Yours,Amb. Lucy TamlynAmerican EmbassyCotonou, Benin.Email: ambassadorlucytam8-gmail.com
Here is another scam:"From: "Mr.Chuks William" <#-honey.ocn.ne.jp>Date: March 6, 2019 at 1:40:13 PM MSTSubject: This is for the owner of this Email addressReply-To: "Mr.Chuks William" This is for the owner of this Email address:I have sent you several notices concerning the claim of your benefit that was paid to you as compensation from Benin Republic following my petition against the Government as a human right activist to compensate you with the sum of $500,000.00USD But I have not heard from you ever since and I hope you will reply this last notice.You were meant to be receiving $10,000.00usd daily until it completes the correct amount of $500,000.00USD For better understanding of what I mean, please copy this linkhttps://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=CN browser Then enter the following details on the displayed box fields and click CHECK STATUS to track your money online with,(1) Sender's Name: Peter IwunorMTCN : 2923870680Text Question: In GodAnswer: We TrustAmount: USD $5000XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X*X(2) Sender's Name:- Peter IwunorMTCN : 9012759321Text Question:- In GodAnswer: - We TrustAmount: USD $5000The status now shows Available for pick up by receiver because this amount has been on the system so long for security reasons, since I did not get any reply message from you after sending you several notices with the transaction details to enable you pick up your MTCN, Now you are strongly advised for the last time to go on to make payment of $75 usd for the activation charges via western union money transfer immediately with the details of the western union agent in Benin.LIKE I SAID YOUR URGE TO SEND THE $75 TO BELOW INFORMATION OKAY.RECEIVER NAME;Okechukwu frank mmorbaCOUNTRY;. NigeriaCITY. LagosTEST QUESTION; WHO IS ABLEANSWER; GODAMOUNT; $75MTCN And send the payment details via email as it clearly appear on the western union slip because it is impossible and illegal to em-bed the activation charges from the total funds transferred because of the lawful restriction that has been placed on your funds that restricts anyone from tempering with your funds. This amount will be made available again within 20 minutes at your resident local western union office after you have settled the activation fee and I will avail you with the full details of the first 2 M.T.C.N CONTROL NUMBERS of $10,000,00usd.IMPORTANT NOTICE: If your payment for the activation fee is not received after Four(4) days this time around, you risk forfeiting your benefit permanently.NOTE; YOU WILL BE PICKING UP YOUR TWO TRANSFER TODAY IMMEDIATELY YOU SEND THIS 75 FOR US TO REACTIVATE YOUR TRANSFER AND DIRECT IT FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP IN YOUR COUNTRY TODAY.RegardsMr.Chuks WilliamPhone: 2347032367735Western Union Money Transfer"