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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: "Western Union" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eddwson@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 10:24:21 +0100
Subject: !!THE USD $2 MILLION GRANTED

Manager/Head of Dept
Cotonou Benin Republic
Tel:+229-210 38 448
Service Time: 24HOURS
dandiaz.westernunionmedia@Safe-mail.net

Hello,

I write to inform you that we already issued those documents to accompany your US $2 Mln.
Which ou are to be receiving $5,000 payment each day.
But the only problem we are having right here is your
personal signatures which the Federal Administer of Fund Benin Republic
requested that you must sign those documents before we can transfer funds to
you. However, I told the officer in charge that it will not be necessary for
you to come down here due to your occupation or some other things that may not
allow you to come down here to sign those documents yourself. The Minister
Administrator of Fund said that you should get an attorney to sign on your
behalf if you are unable to come down here in person.

I have negotiated with an attorney who would sign on your behalf. His name is
Sam Floyd. According to him you are to pay for the accredited attorney. He is
charging $120.00 to be paid before he gets those documents signed in your
favor. I told him to consider signing those documents on your behalf today
with a promise that you would pay him back from the $5,000. Payment you
suppose to receive tomorrow morning if he gets those documents signed today.

And his respond is that you have to pay the accredited attorney fee of $120.00 before
signing those documents. Well, I asked him for the very last time if he could
allow you pay half of his fee today with a promise that you would pay him the
Remain balance tomorrow from your $5,000 payment at the western union office
once you pick up the $5,000 payment. Well, he said that you should pay the
half of the fee $60.00 through Western Union.

Today He want me to ask you if you would be so kind to pay him back the
remaining $60.00 balance at the western union office once you picked up the
$5,000 pay out each day. I am hereby this writing to ask you to let me know if
you would pay his balance immediately you pick up the $5,000 payment. He wants
you to pay half of $60.00 today if you are so kind to pay the balance at the
western union office once you picked up the $5,000 payment tomorrow. But if
you are not kind enough to pay his balance after picking the first transfer just do
not bother yourself not to reply because I won’t see another Attorney here to
do this. Here is information for you to pay $60.00 half of his fee through
WESTERN UNION today.




1. Receiver Name: ======= Christopher McClure
2. City===== COTONOU

3. Country: ====== BENIN REPUBLIC.

4. Question======== A?

5. Answer: ======== B

6. Amount: ======== US $60.00

7. Sender's Names:====

10. MTCN: (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)?

The Attorney will get those documents signed as soon as he confirms the half of
his fee from you. I will advice you to pay him the half of $60.00 and let him
sign the documents and you will then pay the other balance of $60.00 from your
$5,000 payment.

After payment kindy forward payment information to: dandiaz.westernunionmedia@Safe-mail.net

Sincerely,
Dan Díaz
Media Contact:+229-210 38 448

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