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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: "MRS EVELYN EGOBUWA." <josehkiven@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: www_westerunion09@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:00:53 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONTACT DR. BENSON WILLIAMS (+229-99-22-33-81) FOR YOUR PAYMENT.




 Welcome to Western Union, Send Money Worldwide,
Western Union®.
Western Union Money Transfer,
Fast, Easy, Reliable Online Transfer.

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations(UN)/International Monetary Fund (IMF) To Western Union Inc. to pay 150 scam victims $1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR ONLY) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your $1,500,000.00 compensation funds. There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the amount of $1,500,000.00 USD directed in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03, for the owner of this email address. The UNITED NATIONS/INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND contacted us for your compensation a couple of hours ago due to your allocated security code.


They said that they choose to send it to an email address instead of a name. We are unable to complete a transfer directed at an email address, so we require some more information in order to complete this transfer.


FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
PHOTOGRAPH:
MARITAL STATUS Married AND AGE:

In order to resolve this problem, please
Email via Western Union Solicitors Fund Verification Department:


Contact name: Dr. Benson Williams
Email: www_westerunion09@hotmail.com
Phone: +229-99-22-33-81
Fax: +1-646-205-7932


On this faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last U.N./IMF meetings held this week, it was alarming so much in the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the U.N / IMF Body in conjunction with the WESTERN UNION INC. is now paying 150 victims of this operation $1,500,000.00 each in accordance with the U.N. /IMF recommendations.


Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Benin Republic, the payments are to be supervised and carried out by our dear institution (WESTERN UNION INC.). According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, Europe and Asia, and we still have more 36 left to be paid the compensation of
$1,500,000.00 each.


As soon as this information is received, and you have complied with the requirements of payment of the Western Union International Remittance File (IRF), payment will be made to your nominated bank account or at the counter directly from The Western Union Transferring Bank by upgrading MTCN in your name in our Database. When emailing, please use reference number 250-153 for our mutual convenience.


PLEASE NOTE: According to Western Union policy, we can only pay you US$5,000 three times ($15,000) daily from the issued MTCN until your $1,500,000 is completed.


THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER INTERNATIONAL.


Sincerely,
MRS EVELYN EGOBUWA.
SGGBE Bank Benin Republic.
Western Union Payments Department.

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