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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 Online Service <helen.chukwuma1978@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Western Union Online Service <anthonyfrank055@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:36:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Fund Transfer Update


Hello 

Am sorry for my late notification, I am here to let you know that Dr. Donald Holland  deposited sum of USD $1.5Million with us and instructed that I should be sending the fund to you on daily basis through our service of Western Union Money Transfer so that you can pick it in any Western Union Locations in your country due to Western Union is the fastest and safest way of receiving cash. You are required to send the following details to help us work on your files and complete your transfer at the accurate time:

Receiver's Name______________ 
Home Address:__________________ 
Telephone#:___________________ __ 
Zipcode:_________________ 

Your immediate response will be appreciated. 

Mr. Anthony Frank Robert
Western Union Online Service
+229 9829 2981

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