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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.STELLA WILLIAMS" <westernunionmt36@gmail.com>
Reply-To: western_union766@nokiamail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:47:38 -0700
Subject: ****SPAM**** WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

ATTN: OUR ESTEEM CUSTOMER,
CONGRATULATIONS THAT I BORROWED $199.00 YESTERDAY FROM MY PASTOR IN
THE CHURCH. THEN AMOUNT YOU HAVE TO SEND NOW IS ONLY $73.00 BUT I
DON'T SEE THE REASON YOU HAVE TO KEEP SILENT ON ME, IS IT BECAUSE OF
THE MONEY? ANY WAY THEIR IS GOOD NEWS THAT I RAISE SOME MONEY TO USE
HELP YOU OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU
WITHIN 3HOURS AFTER YOU SEND THE REMANING $73.00 AS I WANT IT.

I KNOW IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE THAT MAKE YOU NOT TO
BELIEVE ME BUT I TOLD YOU BEFORE MY GOD WHO IS MY WITTINESS THAT I
CANNOT DECEIVE YOU BECAUSE MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A MAN TO
GAIN MATERIAL THINGS AND LOOSE YOUR SOUL. I TOLD YOU EARLIER JUST DROP
YOUR OLD EXPERIENCE AND FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTION A MAN OF GOD AND YOU
WILL KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO FOLLOW SOMEBODY THAT FEAR GOD.

HONESTLY I AM JUST DISAPPOINTED AT YOUR BEHAVIORS BEFORE BECAUSE YOU
KNOW THAT I AM MAN OF GOD AND CANNOT DECEIVE YOU. JUST PAY THE $73.00
AND LEAVE ME AND MY GOD BECAUSE GOD IS WATCHING ME IF I AM TELLING YOU
LIES. YOU TOO PAYMENT IS ALREADY APPROVAL TODAY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE IT
BUT THE MANAGEMENT HERE SAYS THAT YOU MUST PAY $73.00 FOR THE SECOND
PAYMENT TRANSFER CHARGE BEFORE YOU CAN RECEIVE THE PAYMENT TODAY.
AFTER TRACKING THE PAYMENT PLEASE SEND THE CHARGE THROUGH WESTERN
UNION IMMEDIATELY. BELOW;

I SWEAR TO GOD ALMIGHTY FATHER. IF I FAIL TO RELEASE YOUR TOO PAYMENT
WITHIN 3HOURS AFTER YOU SEND THE $73.00 AS I PROMISE LET GOD TAKE MY
LIFE, I CANNOT FAIL YOU, I PROMISE YOU. DON’T FEAR AS SOON AS YOU SENT
THE $73.00 TODAY PLEASE LEAVE THE REST TO ME AND SEE IF I AM LIE TO
YOU OR NOT BECAUSE I CAN NOT USE MY LIFE SWEAR BECAUSE OF $73.00 HOW
CAN I SWEAR AGAINST MY LIFE BECAUSE OF THIS SMALL AMOUNT, IT IS TO
SHOW YOU THAT I AM TELLING YOU THE TRUTH?

HERE IS THE INFORMATIONS TO SEND THE MONEY TO WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER BELOW;

1.RECEIVER NAME=====NWAOBI JOSHUA
2. COUNTRY===BENIN REPUBLIC/
3 CITY COTONOU
3. QUESTION======IN GOD
4. ANSWER=======WE TURST
5.AMOUNT=======$73.00

I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT DETAIL WITH THIS
E-MAILL ADDRSS ::(western_union766@nokiamail.com)
MTCN NO
SENDER NAME?

MRS.STELLA WILLIAMS
Tellphone +22998078883
WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
FOREGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE ( 303)

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