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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®" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <transfer_dept10@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 19:35:54 -0700
Subject: Notices...Beneficiary

Dear: Beneficiary,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that we have already sent you the sum of 5000.00 usd through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation payment totalling the sum of 800,000.00 usd via western union by this government. I was calling your telephone number to give you the payment details but, your phone was on voice mail throughout yesterday even this morning.

Now, I decided to email you the payment details so that you will pick up this 5000.00 usd to enable us send another 5000.00 usd today as you know we will be sending you only 5000.00 usd per day.Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up the money and call me back to send you another payment today. Immediately you pick-up the cash do get back to us through this infomation so that we can send you the next payment details.

Mr. Tonisha D Winters,
Email: fundstransfer14@yahoo.com
phone line :+44-790-036-708

For Verification visit our official website www.westernunion.com, you will find TRACKING on the top of the site page,click on it and kindly insert accordingly this details bellow:

MTCN :924-092-7258
Sender's Sasha Parakonni
country;Bangladesh
Text Question:colour
Answer: blue
Amount:5000.00 usd

I am waiting for your call once you pick up this payment of 5000.00 usd, Please email me your direct telephone number because I need to be calling you once we send the next payment.

Remain Bless,
Management of Western Union

Western Union® Welcome to Western Union Send Money Worldwide

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