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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 Mohamed Williams" <mohamed01@att.net>
Reply-To: mohamed_wil@w.cn
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:16:15 -0400
Subject: YOUR MTCN TO PICK $5000,00 USD TODAY

Attn: Beneficiary,
 
Your winning Prize of One Million four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.(US$1.4Million USD) has been forwarded to Western Union for immediate transfer to you. They will be sending the fund to you by western union, the amount you will receive per day is $5,000.
 
The minister trust funds of Benin Republic will send you the current standards track details you need to pick up your ($5,000) payment by western union, you will receive $5,000 every day till you receive the(US$1.4Million USD) united state dollars,
 
Therefore i want you to email Mr.Kennth Aka  the western union paying agent and ask him to give you the MTCN you need to pick up the first $5,000 today. Call Mr.Kennth Aka  now and ask him to give you MTCN and every other information you need pick up your $5,000 today.Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process your payment:
 
Fill your details below for reference purposes:
*NAME OF CUSTOMER: .........
*ADDRESS: ..........
*COUNTRY: .................
*TEL: .....................
*OCCUPATION: ..............
 
Remember your obligation to secure an International Remittance Form as stated in United Nation act of (FRT209) that will help build and renew your transfer file for record keeping as a way of checkmating the present Economics crisis situations.
Contact the below Electronic Transfer unit of WESTERN UNION for immediate programing of your first transfer:
 
Name: Mr.Kennth Aka
Mobile:+229 96892349
Email: westernub@hotmail.fr

 
Thanks and God Bless
Mr.Mohamed Williams 

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