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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: Yours in service <officefile20002333@att.net>
Reply-To: w-union2011@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:40:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PICK UP YOUR FISET PAYMENT NOW


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ATTENTION
BENEFICIARY,
 
This is to bring you notes and news what is
going to happen concern your payment which you leave since because of the price.
The Management said that very Beneficiary must pay $95 to enable us register
your payment but tomorrow morning but fall to do that we will cancel your
payment immediately.
 
Note; That all the necessary arrangement
concern your payment is already now and we are already posted your payment and
it is available to pick up now by the receiver but we can not give you the
information to pick it up until you send our charges which is $95 then we
will release the full information for you to pick up your $5000.00 Every
Blessing Day through western union in any country.


According to our rules and regulations that
guiding our Department now any delay we will pick up the payment from western
union so make sure that you send the $95 today because tomorrow maybe too late.


 
So go ahead and send the payment via western
union with our cashier information below. the transfer charge can not be more
than $95 us dollars ok.

 send the $95 with this information Ojadi
Ude
Receiver Name: :Ojadi
Ude
Location: :Cotonou,

Country: :Benin
Republic
Text Q: :How 
Long?
Answer::::::Now
Mtcn................
 
SENDERS
NAME.................. 

Amount:::::.$95

Then the sender's name ok.
Send the money via western union money
transfer and forward the payment information’s to us for easier pick
up.
 
The Agent will start sending  your payment as
soon as we got everything done today but any delay will make us to pick up the
money back from western union to avoid another person to pick up your payment
okay so hurry up.
 
Below: MTCN TRACKING. And I advise you to
track it now so that you will know the truth.
Call me once you send the $95 today

 
Number;
+229-996-514-53
Email; w-union2011@hotmail.fr


THIS IS YOUR TRACK PAYMENT INFORMATIONS AND I
WILL LIKE YOU TO TRACK IT NOW:  WEB SITE.  www.westernunion.com
    
Mtcn: 1870132312
Sender’s First
Name: Elizabeth
Sender’s Last Name: Nakiganda
Test Question:
What
Answer: Who

 

I am looking forward to receive of
$95  immediately to enable us to give your the full information which you will
use pick up your payment in any western union but fall to do so you will loose
your payment because your have only today and after that no
more.
 






 

Yours in service 

Federal Republic of Benin

Western Union Payments office
Benin
www.westernunion.com
 
I
wish you good
luck.

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