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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 OFFICE <kobamo-22.@festa.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr Carlos Mark <westerntransfergoodlive@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 08:17:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention

Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
Our Ref:WUMT0XX2/987
Tel: +229 689 688 95

Attention

Welcome to Western Union Money Transfer Office,We wish to inform you that the IMF have release your fund sum of $12,5million US dollars issued on your email,the money was deposited with us in this Office By IMF Director,we shall be sending the money to you everyday $5000.00usd 1st payment and another $5000 usd 2nd payment until we complete the total payment.

We are very glad to inform you that we have processed your first payment of $5000.00usd via western union money transfer and another $5000 usd via money gram,but you can not pick up the 2 payments of the $10,000 usd except you pay for your fund file reactivation fee which is any Amount of your choice which you have to send through western union or money gram.

For the transfer charge,we are going to take away our transfer charge from your fund.but the Reactivation fee must be a meaningful Amount of your choice in($--USD)with the information we gave you below,then after confirming the payment information of Any meaningful Amount of your choice for the reactivation of your fund file, we shall Reactivate your fund file and release your first $5000.00usd and 2nd payment of $5000 usd full Detail to enable you pick them up and get back to us for the 3rd payment,As you can see here is the MTCN Number of your first and 2nd payment which we transferred for you today to pick up today,track them with Western union and money gram website by you self to confirm that your payments are available for you to pick up at any western union and money gram office of your choice in your country The most important warning,Track the MTCN by your self to confirm that it is available for you to pick and to enable you not to be confused by any body ,Don't try to pick up the 2payments without sending the Reactivation fee because more you are trying to pick up the 2payments without sending the Reactivation fee is the more you are corrupting the mtcn making it to be worst because the payment can not be found on your name because your fund file is not yet reactivated.

YOUR FIRST WESTERN UNION PAYMENT OF $5000.USD.

Copy this western union website and pest to track the MTCN:(https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderstatus.asp?)
1)Senders 1st Name==== Holly
2)senders 2nd name====Waldon
3)MTCN Number=======7298423178
4)Amount=============$5000.00 USD.
5)Text question=======GOD
6)Answer==============WE TRUST

YOUR SECOND MONEY GRAM PAYMENT OF $5000 USD

Copy this money gram website to track your MTCN (https://secure.moneygram.com/track)
SENDER FIRST NAME?....WILLEM
SENDER LAST NAME.....VAN DEN BERG
TEST QUESTION?IN GOD
TEST ANSWER?..WE TRUST
AMOUNT ???..$5,000 USD
MTCN????40964408 (Available for pick up by receiver)

Note that on your reply to this massage make sure you send the full information Remember that the full details you can use to pick up this first and 2nd payments will be send to you once we receive the MTCN of your fund file reactivation fee any meaningful amount of your choice on our phone for some security reason +229 689 688 95, You have to treat it as urgent by reconfirming your full information to us immediately you receive this massage to enable us start the process of your Reactivation and for 3rd transfer immediately.

1.Your Full Name......
2.Your Address........
3.Your Tel Number.....
4.Occupation..........
5.Country.............
6.City................
7.Age.................
8.Text Question.......
9.Your Answer.........
10.Your Next of kin...

Here are the information for you to go to western union or money gram to send the Reactivation fee $-- usd, don't forget that you have to settle for your fund file Reactivation before we can give the full information of your first and 2nd payment of $10,000.00 usd,we await to receive the above information from your so that we can direct you where to send the Reactivation fee which is only delay now, Kindly use this information to send Your fund file Reactivation fee any amount of your choice.

Receiver Name:=== JAMES NUDU
Country: =========BENIN REPUBLIC
City: =============COTONOU
Test Question: ====A.
Test Answer: ======B.
Amount to send: ====($--usd).00.
Senders Name:.....?
Mtcn Number:......?

We looks forward to receive the Fund file reactivation fee together with your full information to enable us reactivate your fund file and release this first and 2nd payment of $10,000.00usd for you to pick them up and get back to us for the 3rd payment ok. Call Tel: +229 689 688 95
Email :carlosmark02@yahoo.com
Get Back ASAP.

My Regards
Mr.Carlos Mark
Western Union Director Paraku Benin Republic

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