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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: "Mr.Robert Jack" <terry_hedges@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: office.westernunion9923@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:28:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR FIRST PAYMENT SENT TO YOU TODAY MTCN:3798897350




 
YOUR FIRST PAYMENT SENT TO YOU TODAY MTCN:3798897350

Happy Christmas/New Year to You From the Desk of Financial Burden
IMF Grant Unit
www.imf.org

Attn:Receipt,
This Message is from (I.M.F) and Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic, This is to let you know that After the board meeting held at our headquarters
yesterday,Your cheque has been cashed and the first $5000 was sent today. We have concluded to release and effect your payment through western union $5000 daily until the $850.000.00 Eight hundred and fifty thousand United State Dollars is completed. the information are below:
 
First Payment has been send : MTCN:3798897350
NOTE; this payment was directed to be made available in your name but you have to re-new your Payment file with the Western union as to enable them purchasing your transfer file to prevent illegal transfer before you pick it up as we instructed the western union office to keep sending you $4800 daily until the payment of $850.000.00 is completed, again re-confirm your full information such as your full name, Country, State/address and phone number to them to avoid sending your money to wrong person so that they will be sure;
 
MTCN/ #3798897350
Sender first name/ Bjorn
Sender second name/  Danielsson
Test Question/ who made you?
Answer/ God
 
Contact Person Mr.Robert Jack of Westen Union Agency if any problem to enable him issue to you the text question and answer so that you can pick up the amount sent,
Bellow is his Office Contact Address:
E-mail address:
(office.westernunion9923@yahoo.fr)
Contact Person:Mr.Robert Jack Phone Number:+229 97 268 138

Kindly forward him your Telephone number and address so that he will be sure and you can also cal him on his telephone number:(+229 97 268 138) as soon as you received this message to enable him work on your payment file immidiately ok.
 
TAKE NOTE:that because of internet hackers we ask the Western Union office not to mark the payment paid yet until you re-new your transfer file so when track this payment it will show not exist in the System,it is from the Western Union office so you will send only $69 dollars for the re-new your transfer file and you are to send the money with this information below okay.

RECEIVER  NAME ————MR. JOHN UDEZUO.
COUNTRY—————–BENIN REP.
CITY-------- COTONOU.
QUESTION– ALMIGHTY?
ANSWER———–GOD.
AMOUNT————–$69 US Dollars. 
 
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Currently IMF is giving out special grant on Economic empowerment program to selected corporate entities and Charitable organizations around the globe for
the outstanding role and tangible performance in area of eradicating poverting and industrial empowerment.
 
Dr.Tony Presly
IMF Grant Unit
www.imf.org
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

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