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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. Patrick Johnson" <western204@outlook.com>
Reply-To: www.westernunion24@foxmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:33:35 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTACT DR, JAMES HILL FOR YOUR PAYMENT

Attention Beneficiary.
Now we have arranged your payment of ($2.500.000) united state dollars in
atm payment card to be sent to you through western union money transfer
payment:

Your payment will sending to you by western union, the amount you will
receive per day is $5,000.00 The minister trust funds of Benin Republic
will send you the currently standards track details you need to pick up
your ($5,000.00) payment by western union, you will receive every day till
you receive the ($2.500.000) united state dollars Complete, now no need to
send you this atm card because you can not be able to withdraw the atm
card due to the atm master card contain large money on it.

The director administrator trust funds have already signed your payment,
now you are free to comply with wemaco payment office on this
email:(www.westernunion24@foxmail.com) However, kindly contact the below
person who is in position to release your payment by western union per
$5,000.00 a day.

DR. James Hill,
western union department
Financial Bank Benin,
Tel Phone:+229-99001544
E-mail:(westernuinon0022@yahoo.com)

The financial western union payment canter has been mandated to issue out
your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment
because you are the right place to received it now.

Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process
your payment today:
Receiver name................Address............................
Occuption........................Country............................
Tel....................................Test question...................
Answer.:...........................

Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Dr.James
Hill he will start sending your payment by western union Accordinly,call
him on his tel phone number +229-99001544 as soon as you send him an email
to enable him proceed to transfer the first payment MTCN:028-057-5035 to
you today.
Thanks and Let us know once you Confirm it all.

yours sincerely
Mr. Patrick Johnson




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