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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 <union9@western0.website.tk>
Reply-To: <wwwesternonlinefransfered@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:49:05 -0700
Subject: Attention Dear Customer Very Urgent

Attention Dear Customer Very Urgent

We wish to inform you that the United Nations Organization (UN) has taking over the Inheritance/contract payment issue in which you presently have with your transaction agents. Your funds was withdrawn by UN on your behalf based on the fact that you where subjected to too many process that will make you spend more money before receiving your funds. Your Inheritance/Winning payment was paid out to the United Nations Organization, and they have succeeded in depositing your funds with us.

They have ordered Western Union Money Transfer to take full responsibility in the transfer process of your funds, and we have received your application for the first installment of $5,000USD from the total amount of $1,320,000.00 USD,One Million three Hundred and twenty thousand United States Dollars.

Below is your first installment payment that was sent today for you to pick up:

Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N) 9422289046
Senders First Name: PETER
Senders Last Name: IWUNOR
Question: In God
Answer: We trust
Amount Sent: $5000

And to prove this right to you, your first installment payment of $5,000.00 (Five Thousand United State Dollars) has been sent. We would require that you click on the link (https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=CN) and follow required, enter the MTCN control number as well as the sender first name and sender last name.

Note: You cannot pick up the funds yet because our commission / transfer charges has not been paid to us, for this simple reason your name has not yet been activated as the receiver of the funds. All that is required of you now before receiving your first installment payment is to proceed to the nearest Western Union Money Transfer outlet and then request to send $85 USD to us through the western union money transfer Foreign Operations Manager EMMA OBALIM with the below information's:

Receiver's Name. EMMA OBALIM
COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY: COTONOU
Text Question: Yes
Text Answer: Yes

Your first installment will be released after (2) hours and shall be made payable to you after we received the transfer charges for the $5,000.00 Five Thousand United State Dollars we have just sent to you. And for each $5,000.00 USD transferred to you, you will only have to pay the $85 USD before collection. Please not that we cannot deduct the transfer charges from your funds because we were not authorized by UN to do so. Your complete $1,320,000.00USD was deposited to us by the Attorney to the United Nations Organization, and the funds must reach you in its fullest.

Please proceed with the above payment instructions fill in the under listed details for confirmation:

1. Sender Names: ?
2. Sender Address: ?
3. Amount Sent: ?
4. Money Transfer Control Number: ?

We await your activation fee today, so you can start receiving your installment payment as from today. You can also send us a scan copy of the payment slip.

Yours truly,

Mrs Fedaos Lucky
Western Union Payment Officer
Email..(wwwesternonlinefransfered@outlook.com)
Direct Line: +229 6150 984
Western Union region/United Nations.

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