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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: "douss samuel" <dousssamuel13@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:28:11 +0100
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR PAYMENT OF $2.7Million


Attn:My Dear,

Now we have arranged your payment of ($2.7Million) two million seven 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 $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 youreceive the total fund of ($2.7Million) united state
dollars,now no need to send you this atm card because you can not be able to
withdrawthe atm card due to the atm master card contain large money on it.

The only fee you have to send them is $125 usd that they will use to obtain
insurance transfer and claims of affidavit that will prove that the parcel
that contain the total sum of ($2.7Million) belong to you be rest assure
that all o
ther 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: (
wpaymentoffice36@gmail.com ) 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 $125 usd immediately to enable them send your
fund ok.

Mr Johnson Mattson
western union department
Financial Bank Benin
Mobile: +229 93 109-252
E-mail: wpaymentoffice36@gmail.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 needs these details from you to process your payment:

Receiver name-------
Country-------
City--------
Tel------
Test question----
Answer------
Your picture id.....
Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Mr Johnson
Mattson he will start sending your payment by western union

Regards,
Mr Douss Samuel

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