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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 <davidkr626@gmail.com>
Reply-To: transferservice1@live.com
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:55:58 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: YOUR $5000 IS WAITING FOR PICK UP BY YOU


                               
                                                                               


Office of the Operation
Manager
Western
Union Payment Center.
Head
Office, Herbert Macaulay Way ,
Zobo Zone 6, Porto-Novo
FCT.
OFFICE
PHONE,+22998200748

Date.....08,November,2011
 
24 hours banking service. Please reflect
on the time difference in Africa if contacting us from
overseas.
 
Dear
Customer,
 

Your payment folder has been removed from the
annulment register.

This is to notify
you that after the meeting that was hold by the board of directors concerning
the transfer of your fund that was ignore by you due to the clearance charge you
are ask to pay, the board now give bonus to each an every one that was
concern.

The first transfer of $5000 was initiated and it is still
available in the western union status for pick up by you but the reason it has
not reflected in Western Union office was because; Court of Appeal reported to
the Ministry of Finance that you have not paid for the warrantee document that
was issued under the Court of Appeal and supposed to be affix to all the
documents on your Western Union Payment File before you can pick up any transfer
from any Western Union branch in your vicinity.

So now you are advice to
go to any western union nearest to you and send only $60 after this process, you
will immediately pick up the $5000 from Western Union office without any delay.
Because; your $5000 is waiting on the Western Union Money Transfer blog until
you pay the last fee $60.
 

For your
convenience you can use our website to track your money transfer
online.
To check the transfer; Visit Western Union Money
Transfer Website and click tracking. Insert the Money Transfer Control Number
(MTCN) Sender First Name and Sender Last Name. Then, you should click check
status;;;;;;;; www.westernunion.com

 
M.T.C.N:
3012096216 

Sender First Name:
Joseph
Sender Last Name: Nwabunwanne



Status :
Available for pick up by receiver. ( To Pick Up By You
)
You can send the $60 by Western Union for our
immediate action. You will pick up the $5000 within 2 hours after you paid the
fee required from you for the WARRANTEE
DOCUMENT.


You can send the $60 with below
information;



Receiver... TITUS
EMEGINI
City.......... Cotonou
Country; Benin
Republic
question.........A
ANSWER......B

Amount;
$60
M.T.C.N...........................
 
Send the
M.T.C.N and Sender Name & Address after the transfer has been initiated from
Western Union bank or outlet.
 

Your urgent
confirmation is required for another transfer today.

Best
Regards.
 

DR.MIKE UDE
+22998200748
Operation
Manager
Western
Union SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE

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