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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: "WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wumtfile@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 02:59:03 +0530
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

Send Money Worldwide

FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

*******************

STORE DETAILS

9,Grove Village Parade, 178 Stockport Rd, Manchester M13 9AB,

United Kingdom

Email: wumtfile@gmail.com

Tel Phone:Tel  +447010076265

Dear, This Your Reword For Been Honest

I tried calling your number but due to my weather condition here, my efforts proved abortive, kindly go through this email carefully and make sure you understand the content before replying to it. We are instructed by the Federal Ministry of

Finance united kingdom to transfer your winning prize to you via our service (WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER) so you will be receiving $5000,00USD every day until your total winning prize of{$1,900,000.00} is totally confirmed transferred to you.

Note: {I.M.F}previous attempt to remit your winning prizes to you was proved abortive due to some unreliable/none merited official that was previously earlier working at the foreign Remittance Based, though nemesis has already cached up on them as they have been arrested and put to jail, currently all the process of the transfer of your fund is proceeding successfully

It was announced officially yesterday from the IMF Minister Ms. Christine Largarde who announced to the general public that she was in a meeting last week with United Nation Secretary General and the (UNO) director, finally they reached to a conclusion, that every unpaid prizes including INHERITANCE FUND/COMPENSATION FUND/CONTRACT PAYMENT AND WINNING PRIZES, should be transferred to the beneficiary via our service(Western Union Money Transfer-London UK).

Agreement has been issued and signed with the international monetary fund organization that your winning prize will be transferred to you from this office, while the transfer process will commence as soon as we hear from you.

MOST IMPORTANT: You will only be required to pay the sum of $105 been the file renewal charges since your non resident account with us has been dormant as it has not been service for a while.

PLEASE NOTE: That your money is deposited and protected by a Hardcover Insurance Policy, which made it impossible to make any deduction from your compensation fund before it will be transfer to you. This means that no charges can be deducted from your fund, this is in accordance with section *13* of the National remittance Act, as adopted in 1993 and mended on 3rd July 1996,by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

Western union transfer is the fastest and convenient means on sending and receiving money overseas without delay, you can receive your money from any western union or money exchange store in your city with only your id proof.

Finally, to enable us proceed with the daily transfer of {$5000} please kindly fill up the details required from you beneath.

Full Name:*........................

Tel Number*......................

Date of Birth: *....................

Sex: *..................................

Occupation/Position.......................

Type of Identification: *........

Address: *..............................

City: *....................................

State: *..................................

Postcode: *...........................

Country: *............................

ABOVE REQUIRED DETAILS SHALL BE SENT DIRECT TO THIS EMAIL

ID ( wumtfile@gmail.com )

As soon as we receive the required details from you, your first payment of { $5000 } will be installed to you and the transfer information such as the mtcn(money transfer control numbers} will also be sent to you so that you can easily rush to your nearest western union or money exchanger

office to receive your fund.

Jan Hillered

YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED .

KIND REGARDS,

WESTERN UNION OVERSEAS CONTROLLER

DR.ROBERT WAYNE

CALL OUR HOT LINE:

+447010076265

EMAIL:( wumtfile@gmail.com )

Regular Store Hours

Monday            : 06:00 - 20:30

Tuesday           : 06:00 - 20:30

Wednesday      : 06:00 - 20:30

Thursday          : 06:00 - 20:30

Friday              : 06:00 - 20:30

Saturday          : 06:00 - 20:30

Sunday            : 06:00 - 20:30

 

 

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