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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: Mr Olivier Moses <rvm190@gmail.com>
Reply-To: western.unionmoneytransfer282@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 04:19:27 -0800
Subject: CONTAACT FEDERAL WESTERN UNION IF THERE IS ANY PROBLEM

Attention: My Dear Customer

This is to inform you that this office was instructed to pay your fund
$4.5Million U.S.A Dollars by Federal Govenrment Of Benin between now
until end of May 2014 per day you will receive the sum of 5,000
Dollars,

However be informed that we have send the sum of $5000 Dollars this
morning to avoid cancellation of your payment you have only four hours
to call this office upon the receipt of this email the maximum amount
you wiLL be receiving per day starting from today is $5000 in three
different payment.

You payment information is this.
Sender's Name;:: raymond raab
MTCN NUMBER:::: :5326526237
Text Question:::How Much?
Answer::::::::::::$5000.00.

Once again you are advice to reconfirm your information such as

RECEIVER NAME____
COUNTRY___________
CITY________________
TELPHONE________________
TEST QUESTION______
ANSWER_____________

Further more you advised to call us as the instruction was passed that
within 10hours without hearing from you. Count your payment
canceled.Number to call is below listed Manager Director Office Dr.Dan
Ike,of Phone Number+229 98492837

E-mail addresses: (western.unionmoneytransfer282@gmail.com)
Thanks and my regards
I am the Secretary of Western Union Office
Mr Olivier Moses

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