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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: "WWW.WESTERN UNION" <daiwa@io.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "WWW.WESTERN UNION" <wsternunion999@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 08:29:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Customer,

​Boulevard Saint Michel
Pret A Porter La Diversite
Cotonou, Tel :( +229)68506071

Dear: Customer,

Information reaching us from our corporate headquarters here in Porto -
Novo, the capital state of Benin Republic, states that you only have
48hours to effect your payment for the updating of your mtcn number to
enable you cash up your first $5000 from your total fund of ( Five hundred
thousand united state dollars) since you are finding it difficult to make
this payment we have decided that you are to go ahead and pay whatever you
have out of the total fee of $500 required for the updating fee since you
are not able to come up with the required charge. But mind you, no amount
below $155 will be accepted so we expect you to pay whatever amount from
$155 and above. You are to pay what ever you have for the updating fee and
we will activate your mtcn number upon receipt of this payment.

Be informed that you will have to pay the balance fee of your updating
upon cashing up of your first $5000 also I am using this medium to inform
you that failure to pay the balance charge will leave us with no option
but to deactivate your mtcn number of which you will and can never cash up
the balance fee,

I want you to send the updating and activation fee with the information
bellow.

Receiver’s Name-------- silas ike
Country---------------------------Benin Republic.
City---------------------------------Cotonou.
Test Question------------------Who?
Answer----------------------------God.
Amount............................$155 usd

Please any amounts you send let us know but remember what so ever amount
below $155 will not be accepted. You can send us the payment
information’s immediately you send the money. Immediately we confirm
the activation fee we will send you the first receipt of your $5000 at the
same day. Regards Mr. garry walker from western union money transfer
office Porto-Novo Benin Republic.

NOTE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR PAYMENT NEEDS THESE DETAILS FROM YOU TO PROCESS
YOUR PAYMENT:

RECEIVER NAME=========
COUNTRY=============
CITY================
OCCUPATION===========
TEL================
TEST QUESTION-=========
ANSWER=============

In addition to this, we have decided to compensate our entire client due
to their inability to pay the requested fee from the authorities, the
compensation started this morning been 6th of march and it will end on
23 august 2014 by reducing the high cost to low amount.

As the matter of fact, the transferring fee and all cost requested from
the authorities has been cut down to any amount as you can afford and that
is only money you have to pay to receive your payment because the
transferring of your funds were approved and signed as well and we do
contacted you today for your immediate attention over it. Note that
anything that has the beginning is also has the end in that case, first
come first serve.

Western Union Money Transfer Service Office.
You are entitle to receive your payment today if you do send the money
today as well We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable
this
department to release your payment immediately.

Look forward for your anticipated response.

Best Regards;
Mr. garry walker
Tel :( +229)68506071
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

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