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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: koneguci@yahoo.cn (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:32:38 +0530
Subject: FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BONUS has forwarded you an article published at LA2DAY.com!

FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BONUS thought you might be interested in the following article published at LA2DAY.com:
Message from Sender:

ATTENTION: DEAR CLIENT,

We are here to inform you that we are doing New year bonus in this honorable western union office. And in the light of above, I am here to notify you that we are ready to start sending you your daily payment of
$4,500.00 until your total fund of 950,000.00 are final transfer to you, Note: All the necessary fee requested by the Headquarter has been paid this morning by the same INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (I.M.F)

And there are(three) Document as they secure on your behalf which you may even tender to any authority in your country that may ask any question concerning the source of your fund. Meanwhile the only money you

are required to send to this western union office immediately is $65, just to activate your file
and to transfer your fund.

For your convenience check your first $4,500.00 installment transfer online at on the space provided at western union http://www.westernunion.ie/WUCOMWEB/staticMid.do?method=load&countryCode=IE&languageCode=en&pagename=HomePage

the bellow information website.

Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) :# 3689294414
Senders First Name :Joshua
Senders Second Name:Perlow
Question: In God
Answer: We trust
Amount: US$$4,500.00

Be it known to you that this bonus will end by 30rd of this mouth. As it
stand now advise you to goes ahead and send the $65,00 as quickly as you
receive this message to enable this honorable western union office made
successful transfer into your name today, Make the payment below to this name but be rest assured that we will transfer your fund today, And if we mistakenly fail to do as instructed by the (I.M.F), this western union

office branch will be persecuted according to the law.
RECEIVER NAME:NAOMI ASIEDUA
ADDRESS:ACCRA-GHANA
TEXT QUESTION:YOU
TEXT ANSWER:ME
AMOUNT: $65 USD.


I look forward to your urgent and positive response. Yours in service
Finance Minister Federal Republic of Benin
Western Union Payments, Call +233275434798 Rev.Jeff Anni

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