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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 HEAD OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <westernheadbranch@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 22:16:39 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

SGB AGENCE STADE DE L AMITIE, Cotonou, Parcelle C 9 B Lot 2069 Menont,
Office Telephone: +229 96257886.


Congratulations Funds Owner,

We have deposited the cheque of your winning funds ($3.500.000.00USD) from Western Union department after our final meeting last week with the federal ministry of finance and the federal high court regarding your winning funds, we all agreed that your cheque will be deposit in the United Bank For Africa for a safe keeping. Ministry of finance have paid the International Funds Transfer Permit fee for you and the federal government have release your winning funds so at the moment The bank have already programmed all your winning funds into an ATM MASTER/VISA CARD and hand it over to the Dhl office to post it to you over there in your country to enable you to be withdrawing your money $20,000 dollars each transaction with your ATM MASTER/VISA CARD. Your ATM MASTER/VISA CARD worth of ($3.500.000.00USD) has been deposited with Dhl Company to ship it to your home address Now contact Dhl manager Mr Ghazi Noura at ( onyekaogbonnaogbonna@yahoo.com ) ( dhl-service@post.com ) Telephone +229 962 57 886 & Send t
Your name____
Address_____
Country____
Tel no____.

Good luck
and best regards
Mrs Helen Terry
Western Union
Head Branch Manager.

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