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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 Kevin W Fenwick" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <westernuniontransfer@globomail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:41:05 -0800
Subject: The accredited Western Union for your payment at this season.

International Monetary Fund and World Bank London
Debt Liquidation Committee Republic of Benin
Website / www.imf.org

The accredited Western Union for your payment at this season.

Attention my Dear,


THE International Monetary Fund in Affiliation with World Bank London Resolved that yourun-paid Inheritance/contract and compensation funds, Has being released on a special method of payment by WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,Which shall be transferring to you on an instrumental bases of $5000 twice per each day until the whole $1.500,000.00 is completely transferred to you . You are now charging to reconfirm your drawer details .Your name, address, phone number.send the required details to ;

Mrs Aisha Kereku
Western Union Money Transfer Benin
Email; westernuniontransfer@globomail.com
Tel; +229-98310165
Web; www.westernunion.com

Note..You will certainly pay a $98 for the processing and Admin . Do update to
us as soon as you drawn your first and second payment .And no money shall deduct
from your main fund $1.500,000.00 this is to keep an accurate account of your
payments and to avoids hoax since you were disappointed in the past.

Hope you know the routine of withdrawing money via w/u ?.WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER shall supply you with some ten digit numbers alias (mtcn) money control
numbers,text question and answer,the amount and your address as a drawer,you
shall withdraw the monies from western union locations nearest to you.

Regards,
Mr Kevin W Fenwick
Information Director IMF London
Our Website / www.imf.org

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