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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: westernunionoffice <"www."@cocoa.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: westernunionoffice <westernunion3a@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:08:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR PAYMENT

CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR PAYMENT

Attention:

There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the amount of $7.8M USD Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars directed in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308 at the owner of this email address.

The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND contacted us for your compensation a couple of hours ago due to your allocated security code. They said that they choose to send it to an email address instead of a name. Your payment will sent to you through our service Western Union, the amount you will receive per day is $8000 the minister trust funds of Benin Republic will send you the currently standards track details you need to pick up your ($8000) payment by western union,you will receive every day till you receive the $7.8millions united state dollars complete the director administrator trust funds have already signed your payment,

Now you are free to comply with wemaco payment office on this email: (westernunion3agmail.com)

However, kindly contact the person who is in position to release your payment by western union. per day $8000 .

Dr.Allen Smith,
Western Union Department Financial Bank Benin,
Mobile:+229 9908 0133

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