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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. MIRKO WASYLINKO." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <west.union0001@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 14:29:02 -0500
Subject: Payment Notification Via Western Union®


Payment Notification Via Western Union®
Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide


Contact Payment department; Mr.peters Lewis
Contact Email: (west.union0001@w.cn)
Telephone: +234 80 737-05-571




ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,


I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE MINISTER OF FINANCE Mr.peters Lewis HAS ORDERED THAT THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL SEND NOW IS JUST $150 US DOLLARS SO THAT WE WILL START SENDING TO YOU YOUR $5000 US DOLLARS DAILY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL FUND OF THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($3.500,000.00) 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 TRANSFERRED TO GOVERNMENT PURSE,HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE FINAL ORDER.

SO I URGE YOU TO TRY AND SEE THAT YOU SEND THE $150 US DOLLARS IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL TODAY SO THAT WE WILL FINALIZE EVERY THING TO TODAY,

BY TOMORROW,YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR FIRST $5000 US DOLLARS DAILY,YOU URGE TO RESEND YOUR CURRENT INFORMATION SUCH AS YOUR PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS AND FULL NAME IMMEDIATELY TO AVIOD DELAY.

Your name...................
Country.....................
Phone no....................
Address/city................
Age.....................

BELOW ARE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO SEND THE $150 US DOLLARS OK,

RECIVER NAME..............Micheal Awoh
CITY................Abuja
COUNTRY......... Nigeria
QUESTION........In God
ANSWER.............We Trust
AMOUNT...........$150
MTCN............

WAITING TO RECEIVE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY OK,
MR. MIRKO WASYLINKO.

FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE Abuja Nigeria
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE ( 234)
Telephone: +234 80 737-05-571
Welcome to Western Union
Reply To This Email Address Here ; (west.union0001@w.cn)

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