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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.Daniel Bradshaw" <rdesir@accesshaiti.com>
Reply-To: western123office_u@foxmail.com
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:42:43 -0400
Subject: Welcome Western Union Money Transfer Office Benin

  
Welcome Western Union Money Transfer Office Benin
Avenue Mallan; Quartier Kandevie
Bp 1148 Porto-novo, Oueme BP 1493
Benin republic, Cotonou.

Hello Dear WESTERN UNION Award Winner, Breaking News,2015/ We Welcome you to
our world of promotion Western Union Board Award Group 2015, meanwhile this is
to inform you that you have won a prize SUM of US$1,500.000.00 for the year 2015
WESTERN UNION BOARD AWARD PROMOTION Worldwide. This was an Email draw
promotion which was held in west Africa/Asia/South Africa/and Europe/ The
WESTERN UNION BOARD AWARD Group is sponsored by Chevron oil and Gas Company and others from
unconventional oil resources and other international companies. The Western
Union Email draw is held to encourage you and others to play and promote Email
users. All participant were selected randomly thr ough a computer ballot system
of different Email users over 100,0000 Unions and corporate bodies that are
listed all over the world and your Email ID happens to be among the lucky 900
Email ID selected by our Western Union Board Award machine system from over 1
Millions Emails that was used for the contest, this is how you won the Western Union
prize.OF One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, US$1,500,000,00,
This message might be coming to you as a surprise but it is to notify all our
Western Union Award Winner about the latest development concerning all the
Award that are left in our WESTERN UNION custody, which yours are inclusive.
Hence,

our WESTERN UNION is now offering a SPECIAL BONUS to help all our Western
Union Award Winners that are Listed to our Western Union Headquarters. In
order
words we are now requesting that those involved should Comply Urgently to
receive
all the ir payment abundantly in any WESTERN UNION Benin Du Republic.

Therefore, You are advised to kindly correspond to this email and lets get
started with the wiring of your Awarded Funds to your Destination without any
further delay, Contact and Call Director DR.Mr.Daniel Bradshaw, now with this
information below for further instructions on how to get your SPECIAL AWARD
PAYMENT:

CONTACT PERSON: DIRECTOR Mr.Daniel Bradshaw,
TEL: +229 98283186
Please Remember To Provide your Receiving information as required below to
the director as stated above:

These are your identification Numbers:
Ticket Number: 011425896/2015
Serial Number: 3872/506
Lucky Numbers:7/4/88/28/01/40
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
---------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Full Name::::::::::
2. Addre ss::::::::::::
3. Sex::::::::::::::::
4. Age::::::::::::::::
5. Mobile Number::::::
6. Occupation:::::::::
7. State::::::::::::::
8. Nationality::::::::
9. Country::::::::::::
10. And you are to provide a copy of your ID prove OR ANY VALID ID PROOF)

As for Your Payment information:::
It is not safe for us to send you your payment offline, Because we need to
hear from you first before we can commence with the transfer of your award and
you
have to make sure you are the only person accessing your Email before
Responding to this Email for Security reason, Note that you will take the
responsibilities of the wire transfer charges or any of your chosen method on
how you prefer to
receive your award Before the WESTERN UNION will commence with your Transfer,

Kindly get in touch with Director Mr.Da niel Bradshaw, now to enable you start
receiving your PAYMEN T before the deadline.

Regards;
Mr.Daniel Bradshaw
WESTERN UNION SPECIAL BONUS PAYMENT DEPT

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