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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: "scott" <scott@montgomeryprint.com>
Reply-To: officemail0263@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:56:29 -0500
Subject: From Western Union Office Benin Republic

 

  

FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD
LAGOTES PALAR WEB SITE. www.westernunion.com
E-MAIL ADDRESS; officemail0263@yahoo.com.hk
TELEPHONE : +229 9880 2627

DEAR: BENEFICIARY

INFORMATION REACHING US FROM OUR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS NOW, STATES THAT YOU ONLY HAVE 24HOURS TO EFFECT PAYMENT FOR THE RENEWING OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE TO ENABLE YOU CASH UP YOUR FIRST $5000:00 FROM YOUR TOTAL (FUND $5.8MILLION).
 

AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOUR FIRST PAYMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP BY YOU BUT WE HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO RELEASE THE MTCN NUMBER TO YOU UNTIL YOU SEND THE $68.54CENTS WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO RENEW YOUR PAYMENT FILE AS THE AUTHORITY DEMANDS BEFORE WE CAN START SENDING YOUR DAILY PAYMENT MTCN NUMBER TO YOU.
 

SO, YOU HAVE TO GO TO WESTERN UNION NOW AND SEND THE $68.54CENTS TO ENABLE US RELEASE FIRST PAYMENT WITHOUT ANY MORE DELAY OK. CONTACT US WITH THIS EMAIL(officemail0263@yahoo.com.hk) OR CALL ME ON +229 9880 2627 SOON AFTER YOU SEND THE MONEY TODAY.
 
ALSO I AM USING THIS MEDIUM TO INFORM YOU THAT FAILURE TO PAY THE FEE WILL LEAVE US WITH NO OPTION BUT TO DEACTIVATE YOUR MTCN OF WHICH YOU WILL AND CAN NEVER CASH YOUR DAILY PAYMENT AGAIN.

I WANT YOU TO SEND THE FEE FOR THE RENEWAL OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE  WITH THE INFORMATION BELLOW.

NAME.............. MARCEL OBA
CITY................COTONOU
COUNTRY.........BENIN REPUBLIC
QUESTION........WHO IS GREAT?
ANSWER............GOD
AMOUNT........... $68.54CENTS
MTCN............

SEND US THE MTCN NUMBER IMMEDIATELY YOU SEND THE MONEY AND IMMEDIATELY WE CONFIRM THE  FEE, WE WILL RELEASE YOUR FIRST MTCN TO ENABLE YOU PICK UP YOUR $5000 TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW.

REGARDS
MRS. ROSE JOHNSON
officemail0263@yahoo.com.hk
+229 9880 2627



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