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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 <info_banqueinternationabenin@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: www.westernuniion1943@live.com
Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 15:23:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: (DEAD) OR (ALIVE)



FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER
COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
WEBSITE; www.westernunion.com
E-MAIL: western_unionmt@live.fr
CUSTOMER CARE: western_unionmt@live.fr
TEL:
+229-98679345
FAX: +229-93061149

DEAR VALUED
CUSTOMER,

WESTERN UNION OF MR.RAYMOND  MCDANEL  REMARK CODE: 
WU286R
  


I AM WRITING TO CONFIRM THE FACT IF YOU
ARE (DEAD) OR (ALIVE) AND FAILURE TO REPLY BACK IN THE NEXT 24HRS SIMPLY MEANS
WHAT REV JUDE BETSY SAID WAS RIGHT THAT YOU ARE DEAD. REV JUDE BETSY HAS AGREED
TO PAY THE NEEDED CHARGE FEE VALUED OF $139.00DOLLARS REQUIRED FOR THE BOND
STAMP DUTY FEE OF YOUR FUNDS , BUT WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE MONEY FROM HIM YET AS
WE WANT TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE DEAD OR NOT, SO IF YOU ARE STILL (ALIVE) YOU ARE
ADVICE IN YOUR OWN BEST INTEREST TO REPLY BACK.


THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL PAY TO OUR
OFFICE HERE IS JUST $139.00 FOR THE PAPER WORKS, TAKE NOTE OF THIS NOW, SO WE
CAN STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH REV JUDE BETSY AND START YOUR PAYMENT TO YOU
BEING THE ORIGINAL BENEFACTOR OF THE $500,000US DOLLARS.

BELOW IS THE
PAYMENT INFOMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE $139.00 TO OUR CASHIER


RECEIVERS NAME===== MR.ITEMBA JOSEPH
COUNTRY============BENIN
REPUBLIC
CITY===============COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION=======IN GOD
TEXT
ANSWERS======= WE TRUST
AMOUNT============$139.00USD
MTCN NUMBER=======?

YOU MUST SEND US THE DETAILS PROVIDED BY WESTERN UNION IMMEDIATELY YOU MADE
THE PAYMENT OF $139.00USD.
 
BESIDE IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE NEEDED
$139.00 DOLLARS REQUIRED THERE’S NO WAY WE CAN SEND OUT YOUR PAYMENT TO YOUR
CITY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE, REPLY BACK
FOR FAST ACTION SO THAT YOUR PAYMENT WILL COMMENCE UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR
PAYMENT.

 THE MANAGEMENT OF
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, BENIN REPUBLIC HEAD OFFICE.




  
DISPATCHED THIS DAY. FOR
INQUIRY, CALL
+229-98679345
   

SINCERELY,

MR.RAYMOND
MCDANEL

+229-98679345
 

Western
Union� Money
Transfer,
Head Office Benin
Republic.
Western
Union�
Send
Money
Worldwide

 


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