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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: "LEE HARRIS" <harrisle@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:30:34 +0200
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION PAYMENT DEPARTMENT


DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIVISION ATM
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC BENIN
WEST AFRICA


Attn Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that after the meeting held on 20th of march 2008.
His Exelence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN DR YAYI BONI. has
Instructed this Department to send your funds through western union money
transfer for easier receive of your inherinted funds without any further
delay. to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the
WORLD

Now we have arranged your payment of ($2.4millions) Two millions four
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 $5,100
The minister trust funds of Benin Republic will send you the currently
standards track details you need to pick up your ($5,100) payment by western
union,you will receive every day till you receive the $2.4millions 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 director administrtor trust funds have already signed your payment, now
you are free to comply with wemaco payment office on this email: (
wesern_union022@bk.ru ) However, kindly contact the below person who is in
position to release

your payment by western union. per day $5,100
Mr GODWIN BELTON ,
western union department
Financial Bank Benin,
E-mail: ( western_union022@bk.ru )

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.Therefore the only fee you have to pay them is $150 usd that they
will use to renewing of your file.

Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process
your payment:
Your name_____________________
Receiver name______________
Country_____________________
City_____________________
Tel_____________________
Test question_____________________
Answer_____________________

Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to GODWIN
BELTON he will start sending your payment by western union
Regards to you and your family ,
Thanks and be bless .

DR HARRIS

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