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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: "DR BENJAMIN NWEKE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <western.union6656@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 13:23:47 +0100
Subject: FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,
ANKPA ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU .

ATTENTION

WE ARE INSTRUCTED BY UNITED NATIONS WORLD WIDE IN CONJUCTION WITH ECONOMIC COMMUNITEE OF WEST AFRICA STATES COMMISSION COMPENSATION ORGANIZATIONS,TO SEND YOUR COMPESATION FUNDS OF $950,000.00USD TO YOUR CITY WESTERN UNION OFFICE FROM HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC OFFICE OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER DEPARTMENT AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING YOUR FUND ( $4,000.00 U.S.D ) PER DAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE ALL YOUR TOTAL PAYMENT WHICH IS THE SUM OF $950,000.00 USD AS ITS SCHEDULED IN OUR HEAD OFFICE HERE.

THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP BY RECEIVER ( YOU ) SO TRACK IT AND CONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT AVAILABLE.BUT YOU CAN NOT CASH IT OUT IN ANY WESTERN UNION OFFICE DUE TO ITS RESTRICTION FROM OUR HEAD OFFICE, WHICH WAS A SECURITY MEASURE BECAUSE THE MONEY HAS BEEN IN THE AIR FOR THREE DAYS NOW AND MAYBE IN DANGER,HENCE THE MTCN HAS TO BE REACTIVATED TO ENABLE YOU CASH OUT THE MONEY IN ANY WESTERN UNION OFFICE IN YOUR AREA, THE REACTIVATION OF THE MTCN WILL COST YOUA TOKEN OF $67,ONCE THIS IS PAID, OUR HEAD OFFICE WILL RELEASE THE FUND ON HOLD TO ENABLE YOU CASH IT

TO BE SURE OF THIS PLEASE LOG ON https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=BJ AND CLICK ON TRACKING TRANSFER THEN ENTER THE SENDER'S INFO AND MTCN BELOW. HIDE QUOTED TEXT -

SENDER'S FIST NAME: BENJAMIN
SENDER'S LAST NAME: NWEKE
MTCN: 0341153618
QUESTION: WHEN
ANSWER: NOW
AMOUNT: $4000.00USD

TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE CASHED:$950,000.00 USD.

WITH DUE RESPECT PROCEED AHEAD WITH THIS BELLOW INFORMATION AND SEND THE $67 TO US FOR THE REACTIVATION OF YOUR PAYMENT MTCN AS MATTER OF URGENCY TO ENABLE US COMMERNCE WITH YOUR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER WITHOUT ANY KIND OF DELAY:

RECEIVER NAME CHUKWUMA EMMANUEL
COUNTRY BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY COTONOU
TEST QUESTION WHEN
TEST ANSWER NOW
AMOUNT $67 USD

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR UEGENT RESPONSE TO ENABLE THIS OFFICE KNOW YOUR ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT AND WE WILL ALSO ADVICE YOU TO KEEP YOUR TRANSACTION WITH US VERY CONFIDENTIAL/SCERECT SO THAT NOBODY WILL PICK YOUR FUND BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE HOLD RESPONSIBLE IF ANYBODY PICK UP YOUR FUND FROM YOUR END.

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT CALL SOON.

BEST REGARDS,
DR BENJAMIN NWEKE
FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER
TELEPHONE +22999547698
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE (303)
western.union6656@yahoo.com

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