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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: "Barrister chinedu peter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <western.union011@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:47:05 +0100
Subject: pick up your ($5,000) payment by western union.

ATTENTION

Now we have arranged your payment of ($2.8millions) two millions Eight 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 receiveper day is $5,000,
The minister trust funds of Benin Republic will send you the currently standards track details you need to pick up your ($5,000) payment by western union, you will receive every day till you receive the $2.8millions 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 havealready signed your payment, now you are free to comply with
wemaco payment office on this email:( western.union011@sify.com )
however, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release our payment by western union per $5,000 a day.
Mr Frank Onyechi,
western union department
Financial Bank Benin,
Tel:+229 9326 2199
E-mail ( western.union011@sify.com )
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.
Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process your payment:
Receiver name-----------------
Country-------------
City-------------------
Tel------------
Test question---------
Answer------------
sex__________________
age_____________________
ID____________________________
Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Mr Frank Onyechi he will start sending your payment by western union

Regards,
Barrister chinedu peter

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