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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: "David Hirr" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wumtdavidhirr11@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:50:47 +0400
Subject: WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Tel: (00229) 98 88 03 76 / Fax: (00229) 21 33 14 18
BENIN REPUBLIC
Email: wumt.davidhirr112@hotmail.com
Website: www.westernunion.com


Attention Beneficiary ,

This is to inform you that the Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic with INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (IMF)/ ECONOMICS COMMUNITY AND WORLD BANK AUDITORS have released your funds through our WESTERN UNION BRANCH office here in Benin hence we started releasing all the Contractual, Inheritance, Grants and Compensation Funds as mandated by United Nation Organization.

I am contacting you because our we have sent you the first payment of $5,000.00 of your funds valued the amount of $1,500 000 US (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollar)

We need your urgent response and confirmation your full details so that we shall release your first Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN), Sender Name with other payments information to you.

Send email to this address.. wumt.davidhirr112@hotmail.com or You can call my phone line for urgent attention: +229 98 88 03 76.

It is our pleasure to be of your service.

Sincerely,

Mr.David Hirr
BRANCH: PLOT 117 ST PETER PAUL ROAD
Tel: (00229) 98 88 03 76 / Fax: (00229) 21 33 14 18
BENIN REPUBLIC
Email: wumt.davidhirr112@hotmail.com
Website: www.westernunion.com

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