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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: "Mr. Ben Oputa." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oputaben@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:37:08 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT

Attn: Beneficiary,

Based on the instruction passed to this Western Union department from the office of the Governor of the Central Bank, a total sum of USD$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars only) Each, has been instructed to be paid to all the people that their funds transfer were stopped withheld or confiscated at the Ecowas office from any of the African Countries.

According to the explanations made, the Central Bank of the Country of Origin of your fund and the Government, have decided to take over the issue of your transfer, to save you from all wire transfer problems you where facing previously.

This is to help us check-mate all the Fraudulent activities going on here in West Africa at large. You shall be paid bit by bit until your total sum is completely received right from the Counter of any Western Union closest to you.

We have been asked to release to you a total of US$10,000.00 in every Seven Hours (7hours) until the funds is completely paid, as that is the maximum limit we are legally allowed to pay in a particular transaction.

After the failure in the transfer of your fund through other means which may have been made impossible by the European, American or British high commission and other bodies, I was ordered from the office of the President and the Central Bank Of Nigeria to make your payment swiftly via this medium, you will be receiving $10,000 USD every seven hours, from the below MTCN number till your payment is completed.

The Following is the Western Union Money Control Number (MTCN): 4554115358 for verification kindly visit our official web site www.westernunion.com Find TRACKING on the top right of the site page, and kindly insert accordingly this detail Anthony Baker and 4554115358 following the instructions bellow

Money Transfer Control Number: 4554115358
Sender First Name: Anthony
Sender Last Name: Baker
CHECK STATUS AND CLICK ON CHECK STATUS
Contact Mr. Anthony Baker Immediately.(AT)
Contact Name: Anthony Baker
Email: anthonybaker70@gmail.com
Email: anthonybaker_70@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: 234-703-514-5134

He is in charge of your transfer. Give him your full receivers names for the payment and an activation fee of $250 only for the names to be activated to the Mtcn number you already have, the required fee should be sent through Western Union. Upon the receipt of the $250, your receivers name will be activated to enable you receive your first installment payment of $10,000 immediately. Send the $250 payment information to us through this email. Note: You can not be able to start picking up the money until your Name is activated to the system.

The Receivers Information For The $250 is as follows:
Receivers name: Tony Efe
Address: Lagos Nigeria
Text Question: WHO
Answer: ME
Amount To be sent:..$250
MTCN.................
Sender’s name: your name
senders address: your address

Immediately he receives the payment, we shall activate your name to enable you start receiving your payment immediately.

Please Note: this control number (4554115358) should be kept very safe and secret for your own security, to avoid someone else tampering with you funds.

E-mail Mr. Anthony Baker immediately for more Details and directives.

Thank you and God bless you

Mr. Ben Oputa.
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT



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