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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 Rose Morris <lhnaodan3323@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: western_uniononline14@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:29:42 +0800 (CST)
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION AGENT FOR YOUR AWARDED PAYMENT SENT TODAY.


Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.Tel +229-673-168-39.

Dear Customer,
This
message is From Western union Money transfer to the owner of this Email
Address concern an issue involving $2.7MUSD which was called to Our
Bank(CAPITAL CITY BANK) from THE FEDRAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF BENIN
REPUBLIC concerning your Email award of $2.700,000.00 USD as
one of our customers who use Western Union in daily business
transaction.This award has been selected through the internet,
where your e-mail address was indicated. Now it has
been forwarded to Western Union Money Transfer and An instruction has
come directly from Mr.lawrence Akim of Ministry Of Finance.He asked us
to start sending your fund installmentally $10,000 per a day through
western union money transfer.

This type of transfer means you
will be recieving $10.000 every day through western union until the
total of $2.7MUSD is completely transfered to you.Today,our bank has
effected your first payment of $10.000 through western union.Now
you have to Contact Dr.jona brown.Email on his contact below as he is
the person incharge of your payment.

The Western union Agent is:Name:Dr. jona brown
Email;( western_uniononline14@hotmail.com
)Tel +229-673-168-39 .Money sent Though Cornelis Zwaagstra, amount sent
$10,000.00 in your name today. So contact Dr. jona brown  on above
email address and tell him to give you needed information and also for
him to help you pick the $10,000.00.Recomfirm your address.

(1)Your Full name:
(2)Your Phone number:
(3)Your Contact address
(4)Your Age

You
will also have to send them the tax clearance charges of $137usd[asper
the instruction from the International Monetary Fund(I.M.F office)]Pls
contact Dr jona brown ASAP and send them the fee for them to send you
the pick up
information for your first $10.000 payment.

Mrs.Rose MorrisFor The management.
Western Union Department
Cotonou,Benin republic,   Send Money Worldwide



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