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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.DR.Daniel Pieter" <"fujii."@violin.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "REV.DR.Daniel Pieter" <unionunionwestern1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:30:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From office of the fraud prevention department Johannesburg, Benin
Republic Western Union Department.




From office of the fraud prevention department Johannesburg, Benin
Republic Western Union Department.
Contact Western Union Agent Johannesburg.

Attention:

Your Legal Compensated Reward prize of ($500,000.00) had been released
by the South Africa Financial Intelligence Centre. We have instructed
to start sending the Money to you installs mentally.

This type of transfer means that you will be collecting $3,000 every
day via Western Union till a total of $500,000.00 is completely
transferred to you.

This payment has been due to you but it was sat on by corrupt
officials of the government and their partners in the banking sector.

Kindly Contact Western Union department Johannesburg with below email
address and Re-confirm your receiving Data

Your Full Name:
Country/City:
Current Mobile number:

Contact information of western union agent in charge of your legal
compensated reward prize.

Name: REV.DR.Daniel Pieter (International Transfer Manager/Western union
Department, Johannesburg).
Tell: (+229) 98589656
Fax: (+229) 22564387
Email: unionunionwestern1@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Mr.James bcomey
(secretary fraud prevention department)

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