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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. Jane Morgan." <""@yahoomail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: w_u3@kimo.com
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 12:42:31 -0600
Subject: Western Union Money Transfer MTCN Control Number: 1007960069

Attn: Benefiary,

I am Mrs. Jane Morgan, This urgent information is from the Western Union in partnership with the International Monetary Fund {IMF}, We are to let you know that your name was among the list of selected Beneficiaries for the Bonus prizes for using Western Union Money Transfer To send and to receive money.

We have finally concluded in releasing your full Bonus Prize payment of $1.2 Million US Dollars to you through our office, The Western Union Special Transfer Unit.

According to the instructions given to us from the IMF/Western Union Headquarters, you will be receiving $5000 to $10.000 daily wire transfer payments until all your entire funds is paid to you, but your payment file must be verified and registered with $150 before you will be able to pick up your first payment $5,000.00 us dollars today.

We have concluded the process of your file but we have to get your fund verified from our Verification Office which will cost you the sum of $150 because right now your funds was placed under BOND. The bond means that nobody will have right to touch your funds until you receive all your funds.

We have wire the first payment to you but you can not pick it up until the verification/Registration process is done as soon as we hear from you.

You can click on to:
https://wumt.westernunion.com/info/homePage.asp?country=BJ&origination=US

Then copy First Name placed it on Sender's First Name: Shabbir. Copy Second Name placed it on Sender's Last Name: Neemachwala Then copy the MTCN Control Number: 1007960069. You will find out that your funds are available to pick up by you.

Find Below the payment Information:

Amount Sent: $ 5000
Sender's Name: Shabbir Neemachwala.
MTCN Control Number: 1007960069
Country of Origin: Cotonou Benin Republic.

You can not pick your first $5000 payment until your fund is verified. you are advised to send the needed $150 for the verification and registration of your funds so that your fund will verified, registered and to enable us to release your first payment with the rest of your balance.

Go to any Western Union Money Transfer nearer to you to send the needed $150 and get back to us with the full payment transfer information. Find Below the name you will use to send the $150 to our Verification/Registration Department.

Receiver’s Name: ITEMBA EDDY.
Sender’s Name:=========
Destination: COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.
Address: C/550 MESSEBO EXPRESS ROAD, AKPAKPA-COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.
Amount to Send: $150
Question: YES
Answer: OK.
MTCN Control Number:

We should have taken the fees from your entire funds but your funds was block from the Headquarters by placing it under BOND so that nobody will have access to your funds until you were notify about your benefit.

Thanks,

Mrs. Jane Morgan.
Foreign Operation Manager,
Western Union Money Transfer Office,
Cotonou Benin Republic.
Tel: +229 982-158-39.
Email: w_u3@kimo.com
This is our New Code ( 377).
Our Ref:WUMTOXX2/9883/2012.



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