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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: "hillman15 Gazeta.pl" <hillman15@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:34:10 +0200
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION OFFICE FOR URGENT TRANSFERD


THIS MESSAGE IS COMEING FROM THE DESK OF
OFFICE OF Mr JOHN HILLMAN
THE HAERD OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE



Attn:My Dear

Now we have arranged your payment of ($900.000.00) Nine hundred thousand
united state dollars in atm payment card to be sent to you through western
union money transfer payment: Your payment will sending to you by western
union, the amount you will receive per day is $5,000

The ministry trust funds of Benin Republic will send you the currently
standards track details you need to pick up your ($5,000) payment by western
union office, you will be receiveing every day till you receive the total
sum of $900.000.00 united state dollars, now no need to send you this atm
card because you can not be able to withdraw the atm card due to the atm
master card contain large money on it.the only fee you have to send them is
$105 usd that they will use to obtain insurance transferand claims of
affidavite that will prove that the parcel that consist total sum of
$900.000.00 belong to you be rest assure that all other fees have been paid
by me.

The director administrtor trust funds have already signed your payment, now
you are free to comply with wemaco payment office on this email: (
nunionoffice@sify.com ) however, kindly contact the below person who is in
position to release your payment by western union per $5,000 per day.try and
send them the fee of $105 usd immediately to aneble them transferd your
fund ok.

Mr Michael Paul,
western union department
Financial Bank Benin,
Mobile: +229 9387 9993
E-mail: (nunionoffice@sify.com)

The financial western union payment canter has been mandated to issue out
your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.
Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process
your payment:
Receiver name---------------
Country---------------------
City------------------------
Tel-------------------------
Test question---------------
Answer----------------------

try to Comply with them because as soon as you sent this required details to
Mr MICHAEL PAUL the western union Agent, He will start sending your payment
by western union, or call him on his tell +229-9387 9993

Regards,
Mr JOHN HILLMAN

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