419 scam: "Mrs.Faith Bola" <atmdepartment19@gmail.com> Hello My Dear,

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998899710 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Faith Bola" <atmdepartment19@gmail.com>
Reply-To: westernunio021@postribe.com
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:21:28 +0100
Subject: Hello My Dear,

Hello My Dear,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you. I am writing to inform
you that the reason why you did not receive your $3.7M USD for a while
is that we lost your contact and it was on Friday morning last week
that we found your payment form in our office and from there we got
your email address to reach you now. After the last meeting held with
the Federal Ministry of Finance concerning this matter,

The Finance Minister gave order to transfer your fund
through Western Union money transfer $5000.00 2 times per day that
means you will be receiving $10,000.00 each day until your payment is
over. Now, the fund was handed over to the Western Union Office this
morning to start
transferring your fund immediately with immediate effect. Note that
you will be receiving $10,000.00 each day and first payment of
$5000.00 will come to you in the morning by 9:30 am while the last
payment of the day will come
to you at 5: pm in evening.

Below is the information to contact Western Union office and you are
advised to contact them immediately you receive this email and also
reconfirm your information to them to enable them to release the
necessary information
for you to receive your fund without making any mistake on it.

Contact Person MR.Goodluck Mike.

Emai(westernunio021@postribe.com )
Tel:+229 988-997-10

Note that the administrator payment needs these details from you to
process your payment:

Your. Receiver-----------------------------------------
Your. Country--------------------------------------------------
Your. City---------------------------------------------------------------
Your. Tel---------------------------------------------------------------------
Your. Test question-- --------------------------------------------------------
Your. Answer--------------------------------------------------------------------
Your. Passport ---------------------------Your.
Occupation--------------------------------------------

Comply with MR.Goodluck Mike now because as soon as
you sent this required details to him, he will start sending your
payment by Western Union, Call him upon the confirmation of this email
; Phone:+229 988 997 10

Thanks,
Mrs.Faith Bola

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