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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,kakar" <williamhard732@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: western.u@land.ru
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 22:01:01 +0600
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION




FROM THE OFFICE OF WESTERN UNION HEAD
OFFICE DEPARTMENTREPUBLIC OF BENINOur
Ref:WUMT0XX2/987TELEPHONE
western.u@land.ru
DRJOHNSON BROWN
Call+229-98-589-565

I want to inform you that we have already sent you $5000.00 US
Dollars through Western union as we have been given the mandate to
transfer yourfull over due payment total sum of $7.900.000.00 USD,
via western union by the Ministry of Finance.I tried reaching you on
phone to give you all theinformation on phone but I couldn't get
through yesterday,

So I decided toemail you the MTCN and sender name so that you can pick
up the $5000.00 toenable us send another $5000.00 today as you know we
will be sending you$5000.00 only per day.And it was agreed that you
will pay the transfercharge sum of $77 before the release of the
payment to you.Please pick upthis information and locate any western
union around to pick up the$5000.00 and call the Operation Manager DR
JOHNSON BROWN, because he is the person in charge of your payment, and
he can send you another paymenttoday once you contact him,

DR JOHNSON BROWN
phoneline Call +229-98-589-565
E-mail:( western.u@land.ru )

contact him once you picked up the $5000.00 today.Below is the
westernunion information to pick up the $5000.00; which you will be
receivingdaily after you sent them their transfer charge of $77 and it
will serveas re-confirmation of your payment file in their office.
Here istheSenders Information;

1.SENDER NAME:.Peggy Beise
2.TEST QUESTION:....4HRS
3.TEST ANSWER:......TIME.
4.AMOUNT.........$5000 USD
5.MTCN:.....989-438-2611

pick this information up to western union and send this money
They willbe waiting to hear from you with
the transfer charge payment of $77 today;

Receiver Name....JULIUS IDIGO
Country------Benin Republic
Your.City-----Cotonou
Your.Question----A
Your.Answer-----B

Be advice that $77 transfer charge is compulsory
as they told me that isthe only money you will
pay until you receive your payment completely.Endeavor
to E-mail your direct telephone number because you will call
oncethe paymentinformations is sent to
you,Regards ,MR,kakar pull
western.u@land.ru
western union department.REPUBLIC of BENIN.
CALL US AFTER THE PAYMENT+229-98-589-565

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