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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 <w_union_transfers@accountant.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:42:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DEAR CUSTOMER















































































ATTENTION: DEAR CUSTOMER,




 











THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING ALL YOUR PAYMENTS THAT ARE LEFT IN OUR CUSTODY WHICH YOUR
ARE SUPPOSE TO RECEIVE EARLIER LAST MONTH 27th OCTOBER 2010, BESIDES YOUR WHERE
GIVEN A BILL OF $100 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENTS OF WHICH WE DIDN’T HEAR
FROM YOU FOR SOMETIME NOW....




 



























HENCE, OUR WESTERN UNION IS NOW OFFERING A
SPECIAL BONUS TO HELP ALL OUR CUSTOMERS THAT ARE HAVING THEIR PAYMENTS IN OUR
CUSTODY DUE TO OF PRICES IN ORDER WORDS, WE ARE NOW REQUESTING THAT YOU SHOULD
ONLY PAY THE SUM OF $50 ONLY TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENTS.




BESIDES, MY DEAR THESE ARE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO COMPLY AND YOUR FUNDS SHALL BE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED
ADDRESS.




 




BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (3 DAYS) YOU DID NOT MAKE
THE PAYMENT THEN WE WILL CANCEL YOUR TRANSFERS, SO TRY TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM
BECAUSE THIS YEAR IS NOT LIKE LAST YEAR.




 




AGAIN AFTER (THREE DAYS) WE WILL ENTER A NEW
PROJECT FOR THE YEAR AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE DECIDED TO HELP YOU BEFORE WE
ENTER INTO THE NEW PROJECT.




 




SO BE ADVISE TO SEND THE $50 TODAY SO THAT WE
WILL REGISTER AND UPDATE YOUR PAYMENTS AND FOR YOU TO START RECEIVING YOUR
$2,500 DAILY AS FROM TODAY. BE ADVICE THAT THERE IS NO TIME AGAIN FOR WE TO CALL
ANY PERSON ON PHONE UNLESS YOU WILL CALL.




 




PHONE: + 229-98534430


E-MAIL: W_UNION_TRANSFERS@ACCOUNTANT.COM




 




AFTER THE PAYMENT OF $50 YOU WILL START
RECEIVING YOUR MONEY EVERY DAY $2,500 THROUGH WESTERN UNION. BELOW IS THE MTCN#
WHICH YOU WILL USE TO PICK UP THE FIRST $2,500 IT WILL BE UPDATE IN FEW HOURS
TIME ONCE WE RECEIVE THE FEE FROM YOU.




 




MTCN: 733 149 5900


SENDER’S NAME: REV
LARRY SMITH





AMOUNT: $2,500






 




DON’T EXPOSE THIS NUMBERS TO ANYBODY ELSE. YOU
SHOULD SEND THE $50 THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE WRITTEN
INFORMATIONS BELOW AND EMAIL ME BACK WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATIONS ONCE YOU HAVE
DONE THAT.




 




RECEIVER: FRANK MMORBA


COUNTRY:
BENIN


CITY:   COTONOU


TEXT    QUESTION:  HOW MUCH?


ANSWER:  $50 ONLY









 





NOTE THAT WITHIN 3 DAYS  IF YOU DO NOT REMIT THE
REQUIRED $50 THE TRANSFER WILL BE RETRIEVE BACK AND REMEMBER THAT THE MONEY
DETAILS GIVEN TO YOU ABOVE HAVE NOT BE UPDATED YET UNTIL YOU MAKE THE PAYMENT $50 USD, THEN WE PUT YOUR NAME AS THE RECEIVER.




 




NOTE: THIS IS THE ONLY PAYMENT YOU ARE REQUIRED
TO MAKE IN THIS REGARDS FOR EVERY OTHER FEE HAVE BEEN WAIVED BY THE FEDERAL
MINISTARY. SECONDLY, THIS IS THE FINAL STAGE OF THIS TRANSFER. AS SOON AS WE
RECEIVE THE FEE, THEN WE UPDATE YOUR TRANSFER FILES AND WE PUT YOUR NAME AS THE
RECEIVER.




 




WAITING ON YOUR URGENT RESPONSE




 




YOURS IN SERVICE


REV LARRY SMITH


FROM
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN

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