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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: " Rev.Shedrack tony Johnson" < Rev.Shedrack@song.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: " Rev.Shedrack tony Johnson" <westernunionworldwide667@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:13:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn Beneficiary,



FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

On behalf of my country and I am real sorry for your paste experienced you had from the wrong African who succeeded in telling you lies and ran away from you with your money. We know exactly how you feel forgive them for they don’t know what they were doing.

I want to inform you regards to the final conclusion of transfer of your fund ($2.500,000.00USD) by the Board of Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic, has Instructed us (Western Union Office) to send your funds ($2.500,000.00USD) to you through Western Union Money Transfer for easier receive of your inherited funds without any further delay.

The Breaking News, 2016 the higher Regulatory authorities that is in charge of international transaction has this morning declared that you will receive your ($2.500,000.00USD) through Western Union Only as compensation for your past effort here in Benin Rep.

The arrangement has been made this morning and the Federal High Court of Justice has signed your Western Union Transfer Papers and the only money you will pay is $85 for the signing of it, which means your transfer will start today.

We have already sent you $5000.00 usd dollars through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation payment total sum of $2.500,000.00USD USD,via western union by Benin Republic government.

I was calling your telephone number to give you the information through phone but through out that yesterday even this morning but i could not reach you on phone. Now,I decided to email you the MTCN and sender name so that you will pick up the $5000.00 usd to enable us send another $5000.00 usd today as you know we will be sending you only $5000.00 usd per day.and it was agreed that you will pay the sum of $85 before the Western Union office will release the payment to you.

Kindly Contact Western union Agent because he is the person in charge for your payment so that he can send you another payment today

Director of Operation Rev.Shedrack tony Johnson.
Email:westernunionworldwide667@yahoo.com
phone line +22998215285
Here is the western union information to pick up the $5000.00: which you will be receiving your payment $5000.00 Us Dollars immediately you sent them the fee of $85. usd for re-confirmation of your payment file.

Warning—Do not go to western union store for the payment yet, till your payment file is RE-NEWED and RE-CONFIRMED here as instructed Or else you make yourself a fool and THIEF before your western union agent.

So you are to re-confirm to them the below information,
Your Receiver ———-
Your Country ——-
Your City ———–
Your Tel ———-
Your Test question——
Your Answer———–
Your Passport———–

Here is the payment information below you will Use to make the payment of $85 USD

RECEIVER————- austin ajah
LOCATION CITY———COTONOU BENIN
COUNTRY—————–BENIN REPUBLIC
TEXT QUESTION– GOOD
ANSWER———–DAY
AMOUNT————–$.85

Be advise that the $85USD is a compulsory as they told me that is only money you will pay until you receive your payment completely

Please email me your direct telephone number because I need to be calling you once we send any payment for the information.
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