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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: "joe harris" <harrisjoe12@norilsk.tv>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:06:15 +0100
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION


Attn Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that after the meeting held on 20th
of August 2008. His Exelence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF BENIN DRYAYI BONI. has Instructed this
Department to send your funds through western union money
transfer for easier receive of your inherinted funds without
any further delay.

to avoid paying money to the fraud stars
that is going on through the WORLDNow we have arranged your
payment of ($2.4millions) Two millions four hundred
thousand united state dollars, in atm payment card, to be
sent to you through western union money transfer payment:

Your payment will sending to you by western union, the
amount you will receive per day is $5,100
The minister trust funds of Benin Republic will send you the
currently standards track details you need to pick up your
($5,100) payment by western union,you will receive every day
till you receive the $2.4millions united state dollars, now,
no need to send you this atm card because you can not be
able to withdraw the atm card due to the atm master card
contain large money on it.

The director administrtor trust funds have already signed
your payment, now you are free to comply with wemaco payment
office on this email: (western.union22@live.fr)
However, kindly contact the person who is in position to
release

your payment by western union. per day $5,100
Mr GODWIN BELTON ,
western union department
Financial Bank Benin,
Mobile:+229 97563173
E-mail: (western.union22@live.fr)


The financial western union payment canter has been mandated
to issue out your payment and you have to stop any further
communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid
any hitches in receiving your payment.Therefore the only fee
you have to pay them is $105 usd that they will use to
renewing of your file.

Note that the administrator payment need this details from
you to process your payment:
Your name_____________________
Receiver name______________
Country_____________________
City_____________________
Tel_____________________
Test question_____________________
Answer_____________________

Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details
to GODWIN BELTON he will start sending your payment by
western union
Regards to you and your family ,
Thanks and be bless .

DR HARRIS

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