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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: "Western Union Money Transfer" <westernunion@philsinter.com.ph>
Reply-To: westenunionmoneypaymetdpt@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:52:52 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: Your MTCN 3990567986 Available for pick up

Welcome To Western Union Money Transfer
Website: www.westernunion.com
Dear Western Union Customer,

This is the second email we are sending you now after two weeks, if you
get this one, I write to inform you that we have already sent you
$5000.00USD
dollars through our Western Union as we have been given the mandate to
transfer your full compensation payment of $800,000.00USD via Western
Union by this government. So,I decided to email you the MTCN and sender
name, so you can pick up this $5000.00USD to enable us send another
$5000.00USD by tomorrow as you know we will be sending you only
$5000.00USD per day. Please pick up this information and run to any
Western Union in your country to pick up the $5000.00USD and call me back
to send you another payment tomorrow.

Manager: Mr.David Geoge
Phone:+44-701-116-2532
westenunionmoneypaymetdpt@gmail.com

Call or email me once you picked up this $5000.00USD today.
Here is the western union information to pick up the$5000.00.USD

https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global

Sender Information's
Sender's First name------- Morba
Sender's Last name----- Tony
MTCN;.....3990567986
Amount;=5,000, USD
Test Question;= To Who?
Test Answer;= To Friend

Regards,
Rosemark Johnson.

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