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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: "FRANK PUFF" <frankpuff4@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:52:16 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE WESTERN U


Attn:My Dear,

Now we have arranged your payment of ($1.5Million) One million five hundred
thousand united state dollars in atm payment card to be sent to you through
western union money transfer payment: Your payment will be 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 total fund of
($1.5million) 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 transfer and claims of affadvite that will prove that the parcel
that contain the total sum of ($1.5Million) belong to you be rest assure
that all other fees have been paid by me.

The director administrator trust funds have already signed your payment, now
you are free to comply with western union payment office on this email: (
wu_moneytransfer303@live.fr) however, kindly contact the below person who is
in position to release your payment by western union per $7,000 a day.try
and send them the fee of $105 usd immediately to aneble them send your fund
ok.

Mr Jubilee Godwin,
western union department
Financial Bank Benin,
Mobile: +229 93 188 250
E-mail: wu_moneytransfer303@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----------------------

Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Mr Jubilee
Godwin he will start sending your payment by western union.

Regards,

Mr Puff.

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