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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. James Paul" <www.@sage.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. James Paul" <diamond0ffc@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 22:13:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION: CUSTOMER,

Western Union Money Transfer
The Federal Republic of Benin
Add: 14/15a Awolowo Lane, Ikoyi, Cotonou, Benin.
Ref to your fund:
Email diamond0ffc@hotmail.com
Call:00229-99284595

ATTENTION:CUSTOMER,

Be informed that the sum of Five thousand dollars ($5000.00 USD) has already been sent to you via our Western Union Money Transfer office as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full overdue Payment, a total sum of ($7.500`000`00 USD), via western union by the diamond Bank,

I tried contacting you to give you the necessary information to enable you pick up your funds but I couldn't get through yesterday, so I decided to email you the MTCN and sender’s name so that you can pick up the $5000.00 to enable us send another $5000.00 by tomorrow. As you know already we will be sending you $5000.00 only per day. And it was agreed that you are to pay the clearance certificate charges a total sum of $57 before you can be able to pick up your first payment, do take note of this, that you are to pay the $57 before picking up your first payment.

Go to any western union office in your locality to pick up the $5000.00 which is currently active and endeavor to call me as soon as you get this mail as the only Operation Manager in charge of your payment, and I will send you another payment tomorrow once you pick up the first one, contact me once you track the $5000.00 USD today.

Below is the western union information to pick up the $5000.00 USD which you will be receiving daily after you send the transfer clearance certificate charges of $57 and it will serve Ares confirmation of your payment file in this office.

NOTE: That you cannot pick up these funds if the transfer clearance certificate charges is not paid for.

Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N):# 9555965109
Senders First Name: Ifeanyi Enugwu
Amount Transferred: $5000
Status: Available for pick up by receiver
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderstatus.asp?country=global

Track It and be sure OK.I will be waiting to hear from you with the transfer clearance certificate payment of $57 today, and you are to make use of the information below to send the transfer charges today.

Receivers Name:=======PHILIP EZE
Address: =====Cotonou,Benin Republic
Text Question:……..IN GOD
Text Answer:……….WE TRUST
AMOUNT:=======$57
M.T.C.N =============
Senders Name

Be advised that the $57 USD transfer clearance certificate is Compulsory as I was told, that is the only fee to be paid before you can receive your payment completely.And try to make sure that mistake will not accrue in making the payment through western union/money gram with the receiver name the office treasury Phillip Eze,

We await to receive the Western MONEY transfer or money GRAM transfer payment information’s today and call immediately you make the payment with my direct phone number below: 00229-99284595

Thanks and God Bless
Dr James Paul
Foreign Operation Manager Western
Union Payment Office Benin Republic

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