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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: "Western Union Department Head office" <info@westernunion.org>
Reply-To: westernunionm5@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:57:13 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: Call Nunber TEL: +234-805-613-1910

Good Day Esteem Customer,

We write to inform you that we have already sent you $7,000.00 USD dollars
through Western Union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your
full compensation payment of $150,000 USD via Western Union by the United
Nations Government. So we decided to email you the MTCN and sender's name,
so you can pick up this $7,000.00 USD to enable us send another $7,000.00
USD by tomorrow as you know we will be sending you only $7,000.00 USD per
day. Please pick up this information and run to any Western Union in your
country to pick up the $7,000.00 USD and call me back to send you another
payment tomorrow.

Call or email our customer service office MR PAUL BENEDICT once you picked
up this $7,000 USD today. Here is the western union information, you can
also track it on-line at www.westernunion.com for confirmation before
going to their office to pick up the money.
Thank you for using the Western Union Money Transfer® - Money in Minutes
service.

Your money transfer has been paid avialable online. Following is a summary
of your transaction.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRANSACTION DETAILS:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN): 1831921985
Date of Order:
06/17/2010
Amount Sent:
$7,000USD
Sender First Name: HYACINTH
Sender Last Name: EZE
Status:
Avialable for Picked Up
Text question: How
Answer: Now

WEBSITE: https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global
MR PAUL BENEDICT
E-MAIL: westernunionm5@gmail.com
TEL: +234-805-613-1910
Thank you for using Western Union!
Western Union Department Head office

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