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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 <wu_transfer@blumail.org>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 07:38:29 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR TRANSFER WAS POSTED TODAY


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Welcome  to Western
Union
      

THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER OFFICE BENIN
FROM THE DESK OF WESTERN UNION, FORIGN OPERATION
MANAGER.
RUE #105AKPAKPA ROAD C/BENIN REP. 


 
ATTN: DEAR
CUSTOMER,

WE HAVE SENT OUT THE TRANSFER TO YOU $5,000 USD TODAY. BUT THE
INTERPOL SECTION BENIN EMAILED US, INFORMING THAT YOUR NAME IS ON THEIR RED FLAG
LIST. DUE TO A WRONG TRANSACTION WHICH YOU HAVE MADE AT THE PAST AND YOUR NAME
WAS PUTTING ON THEIR RED FLAG LIST AND YOU COULD NOT RECEIVE THIS TRANSFER
WITHOUT YOUR NAME BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LIST THEN YOU COULD BE ALLOWED TO PICK
UP THE MONEY. AND THEY WILL CHARGE YOU $73USD, FOR THE PROCESS THEN YOU CAN PICK
UP YOUR $5,000 USD WITHOUT ANY HINDRANCE ON YOU WHEN RECEIVING YOUR MONEY FROM
THE WESTERN UNION OFFICE IN YOUR AREA.
BLOW IS THE
INFORMATION OF THE TRANSFER MADE TO YOU.
 
MTCN#: 320-52... 
AMOUNT:
$5,000 USD
SENDER: ZAKI ROMAN
TEXT QUESTION: TRANSFER?
ANSWER:
YES
 

BELOW IS THE
INFORMATION TO SEND THE $73 RIGHT NOW SO THAT YOUR NAME WILL BEEN REMOVED FROM
THE LIST THEN YOU COULD BE ALLOWED TO PICK UP THE MONEY FROM WESTERN
UNION,
 
RECEIVER
NAME////////////////////// OKECHUKWU  O.
EMMANUEL
CITY/////////////////////////////////////////////COTONOU
COUNTRY///////////////////////////////BENIN
REPUBLIC
ZIPCODE//////////////////////////////////229
TEXT
QUESTION:////////////////////// YEAR
ANSWER://////////////////////////// 2011
MTCN//////////////////////////////////////////
 
NOTE, YOU CAN
NOT PICK UP THIS MONEY BECAUSE THE INTERPOL HAS PLACED THIS TRANSFER ON HOLD DUE
TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED ISSUE. SO THEREFORE YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND THE MONEY
TODAY?
 
GET IN TOUCH
WITH WITH US TO SETTLE ON THEIR REQUIRED CHARGE THEN THEY WILL REMOVE YOUR NAME
FROM THEIR RED FLAG LIST AND WILL PERMIT YOU TO PICK UP THE TRANSFER. 


WE
WILL BE WAITING ON YOUR EMAIL SO THAT WE CAN CARRY ON AND COMPLETE YOUR TRANSFER
TO YOU.

WAITING ON YOUR QUICK RESPONSE
ASAP.
 

YOURS IN SERVICE
MR. ZAKI ROMAN
FROM WESTERN UNION OFFICE
BENIN





RECEIVE MONEY VIA ANY WESTERN UNION STORE NEAR
YOU!







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