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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 OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIConga" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wunionmoneytransferpayment@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:53:16 +0100
Subject: FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY

FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD
OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
WEB SITE/.www.westernunion.com
CONTACT US THOUGH E-MAIL ADDRESS;  ( wmoneytransferpayment@rocketmail.com )
 
Attn: Beneficiary.
 
We have been instructed to send your fund to your address in your City from the financial department here in Benin Republic . You will be receiving your fund $5,000 twice per day and you will receive your total funds valued $1.5M by $10,000 per day as scheduled and you are require to send us our transfer processing fee the sum of $70 it is only one time payment fee until the receive end of your total money. reason why we need you to send us the $90 is that we tried to deduct the transferring fee out from your funds but the Minister Administrator Trust Fund of Benin Republic told us that NO ONE has right over your fund as it have been signed and stamped that no money should be deducted until it gets to your hands to avoid stealing some of the funds. Be clearly noted that we have already send the first $5,000 to you
 
Here is the sender name
SENDER NAME==== Elizabeth Nakiganda
MTCN NUMBER ==== 1870132312 ON HOLD
FILL FREE TO TRACK YOUR PAYMENT FOR CONFIRMATION
 
However be clearly noted that this money send to you was highly placed on HOLD under PIN CODE, Therefore you can not be able to pick-up the money until the fee was paid. Before we can send the PIN CODE to you for your immediate pick up, it will remain on hold until you send us our transfer processing fee, and the more you delay we should call it back to avoide internet hackers hacking the money. this fee was only because the new payment Administration stated that every beneficiary should pay his/her transfer processing fee which is one time payment that serve you through out the days that you will be receiving the money.
Furthermore, i will strongly advice you not to lose this opportunity of getting your payment via this method.
 
Below is our accounts information for you to send the $90 through western union money transfer for the transferring charge for your first $5,000.00, that had being send to you already.
1.RECEIVER NAME:.............. FESTUS UDALOR
2.COUNTRY:.......... Republic of Benin .
3.CITY :............... Cotonou.
4.TEST QUESTION:.............A?
5.TEST ANSWER:......B.
6.AMOUNT:................$90, USD
 
YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED .
 
REGARDS
DR. JAMES MARK
FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
 
 

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