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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: John Chuks <johnchuks1@att.net>
Reply-To: w.unionbenin@sify.com
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 05:12:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.




Western Union®
Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA
ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
WEB:http://site.www. westernunion.com/
Contact Email: w.unionbenin@sify.com
Telephone number +229-97262400.



I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE MINISTER OF FINANCE DR BEN KWAME HAS ORDERED THAT THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL SEND NOW IS JUST $95 US DOLLARS SO THAT WE WILL START SENDING TO YOU YOUR $5000 US DOLLARS DAILY UNTILL YOUR TOTAL FUND OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDREND AND FOURTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($1,240,000.00) IS PAID TO YOU AND IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY BY SENDING THIS FEE WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THIS ORDER,YOUR TOTAL FUND WOULD BE CONFISCATED AND IT WILL BE TRANSFERED TO GOVERNMENT PURSE,HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE FINAL ORDER.

SO I URGE YOU TO TRY AND SEE THAT YOU SEND THE $95 US DOLLARS IMMEDIATELY AFER YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL TODAY SO THAT WE WILL FINALISE EVERY THING TO TODAY,BY TOMORROW,YOU WILL START TO BE RECEIVING YOUR FIRST $5000 US DOLLARS DAILY,

BELOW ARE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO SEND THE $95 US DOLLARS OK,

NAME..............ANTHONY UDEH
CITY................COTONOU
COUNTRY.........BENIN REPUBLIC
QUESTION........WHAT COLOUR
ANSWER.............GREEN
AMOUNT...........$95
MTCN............

WAITING TO RECEIVE THE PAYMENT INFORMATIONS IMMEDIATELY OK,

JOHN CHUKS.

FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE ( 303)


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