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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Uche" <peteruche12@ig.com.br>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 04:10:16 +0100
Subject: My Dear


My Dear



Now we have arranged your payment of ($900.000.00) Nine hundred
thousand united state dollars in atm 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 $7,000 the minister trust funds of Benin Republic
will send you the currently standards track details you need to pick
up your ($7,000) payment by western union, you will receive every two
days till you receive the $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 director administrtor trust funds have already signed your
payment, now you are free to comply with payment office on this email:
( westerunion@live.fr )



However, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release
your payment by western union per $7,000 a day.



Mr James Mark,
E-mail: ( westerunion@live.fr )


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----------------------



Kindly comply with him because as soon as you sent this required
details to Mr James Mark he will start sending your payment.



Regards,

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