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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: "Best regards" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wester.unionoffice@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 17:05:40 +0100
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC.

Attn Beneficiary;

The Board of International Monetary Fund/Worldbank are hereby notify you of your payment funds of $900.000,00USD after the meeting held on 29TH of september 2009. with His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC DU BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) has Instructed Western Union money transfer to send your funds through western union money transfer to enable you receive your funds without further delay.

You are required to send your name and address to WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC. The maximium amount you will be receiving daily starting from today is $4500,00USD) and the MTCN NO# will be sent along with the Text Questions & Answers for you to receive your fund through any Western Union Location in your Country.
Send cour information to DR PETER MOORE of western union money transfer in Cotonou Benin Republic.

Beneficiary name--------------
Country-----------------------
City--------------------------
Tel---------------------------
Test question-----------------
Answer------------------------
sex___________________________
age___________________________
ID____________________________
For further procedure Contact the western union money transfer payment officer with the information below;
Attention; DR PETER MOORE.

Western Union Money Transfer Tel;+229-90-76-7-00
+229 985-326-29
Email;(wester.unionoffice@yahoo.com.hk)

We have protected your fund of $900.000,00USD with insurance hard cover,Western union will not divert your money or take some money from your fund and the transfer charges of $62 for first transfer of $4500,00USD will be paid by you to western Union office to enable them transfer your money.

They will start sending you $4500,00USD per day, Try to fill the Above Informations where they will be sending you your money and do let me know immediately you get your fund for us to share the joy together.
Best regards
Yours in service
Barrister.Robert Sam
World Bank Auditor

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