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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Phillip Richard" <barrister9paulaadams@gmail.com>
Reply-To: western786554325@yahoo.com.au
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:02:32 +0100
Subject: TRACK THE PAYMENTS INFORMATION ONLINE OUR WEBSITE: WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM

Attention: My Dear,

This western union money transfer office is writing to give your our
word that this needed charge is all your have to pay and know one is
going to ask for any more charges as this is the total cost to get
your transfers relaesed on hold so that your will start picking it up
in any western union money transfer office, so i wanted your to try
and make sure that your reply to this office again will be with the
needed fee payment information so that we will have your transfers
relaesed and let your go to any western union money transfer to start
picking up your payment without any delay ok.

After your make this payment if any one ask your for another dime then
report this to police or to the FBI as i am 100% sure that this needed
charge is all your have to pay and within the next 25minutes after
your send it your transfers will be relaesed on hold and your will
start picking it up without delay, so i will be looking and waiting to
receiver the fee payment information from your as soon as your
receiver this email so that we will complete this transfer and have
your funds transfers relaesed to enable your cash them in any western
union office ok.

This western union money transfer manager asked us to write you’re a
message about this payment done to your so that your will track it
online and see that it is online waiting for your for your to pick it
up, but your will not be enable to pick it up until your can send us
the needed charge to have it signed released order, so that your will
start receiver it without any problem or any one asking your any
kindly of question when your start picking up your payments.

For the information coming to your from this office, it will make your
understand that your will start picking up your payments in any
western union money transfer office beside your within the next
25minutes after your send the needed charge of $278 and email is the
payment information or call on phone to give the payment MTCN so that
our accountant will cash it to enable us have your transfers signed
released order as that is only holding up your transfers to enable
your start picking it up.you total funds is $10.8million)

So, I will like your to try all your possibly best as much as your can
to make sure that your call us or email us as soon as your receiver
this message and also try to go to any western union money transfer
office with the receiver information down this email to send us the
needed fee, as soon as your send it I will like your to call us with
the payment information or email us the payment information so that
our accountant will pick it up here and within the next 25minutes
after he pick it up we will have your transfers signed released order
and let your start picking up your payments in any western union money
transfer office over there in your country and nothing is going to
delay or hold it after your send this needed fee as this is the only
needed fee to have this your payments released on hold ok.

HERE IS YOUR TWO TRANSFER PAYMENT INFORMATION WHICH IS ONLINE WAITING
FOR YOUR TO PICK IT UP AS SOON AS YOUR SEND THE NEEDED FEE TO HAVE IT
RELAESED ON HOLD.

SENDERS NAME=== John Parker
MTCN NUMBER=== 3591327700
TEST QUESTION=== HOW LONG AFTER PAYMENT?
ANSWER======== WITHIN 25MINUTES.
AMOUNT SENT=== $7400

SENDERS NAME=== Charles Fry
MTCN NUMBER=== 4100537379
TEST QUESTION=== HOW LONG AFTER PAYMENT?
ANSWER======== WITHIN 25MINUTES.
AMOUNT SENT=== $7400

TRACK THE PAYMENTS INFORMATION ONLINE OUR WEBSITE: WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM

We will email you’re the full information that your will used to pick
up this payments within the next 25minutes after your send us the
needed charge, again your know need to go to any western union money
transfer office with this information I give to your now because it
will not show up there until your send the needed charge to get it
released on hold, but your can track it on your system and see by
yourself that it is online and you will start picking it up in the
next 25minutes after your send the fee ok.

YOUR CAN USE THIS RECEIVER INFORMATION TO SEND THE NEEDED FEE OK.

RECEIVERS NAME…. MONDAY ONYIBOR
COUNTRY………… BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY………………… COTONOU
QUESTION…….. HOW LONG?
ANSWER……… 25MINUTES
AMOUNT……. $278
SENDERS NAME….?
MTCN NUMBER…..?

I wanted you to make sure that your respond to this message will be
with the needed fee payment information if your don’t have it at hand
then go out there and meet your friends or family to loan you’re the
money and send it promise the person that your will pay back the money
in the next 25minutes as your will pick up your two transfers in the
next 25minutes after your make the payment to have your transfers
released on hold ok.

Try to call us with this telephone number +22968656505 or
0022-968-656-505 Email:western786554325@yahoo.com.au this western
union office will be looking forward to hear right back from your by
email or phone call ok.

I am waiting for your urgent response,

My regards to your family.
Mr. Phillip Richard,
Tel: +229 686 56 505

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