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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.Bruce Haines <jbrowee@globomail.com>
Reply-To: western-unionmoneytransfer@hotmail.fr
Date: 29 Apr 2011 18:25:44 +0300
Subject: you first payment have be sent to you today


Attn: Beneficiary, Werner Fischer
Payment information:
Track the payment here on: www.westernunion.com
MTCN= 6481295755
Sender First Name = Samson
Sender Last Name = Abala
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global
Amount Programmed: $5000.00

We sent the above first payment of $5000.00 to avoid any doubt from you, doubt is another reason why we didn’t ask you to pay $25.00 endorsement, daily activation fee and tax clearance fee before sending the above first payment of $5000.00 but you cant pick it up because it is on hold till you pay $25.00 endorsement, daily activation fee and tax clearance fee.

Since you haven’t pay $25.00 endorsement, daily activation fee and tax clearance fee. Your $3.5 Million (three Million Five hundred thousand usd is not activated which means non of our branch world wide can show you the money till you activate it. Once it is activated it is only Benin branch can activate it because its was approved by The Management of the Benin Lottery Organization Head Branch Benin. Your money will be sending to you with different MTCN under installment payment of $5000.00 daily till the amount is completely paid.

We are given you 10 minutes. benef it of doubt to pay 25.00 endorsement, daily activation fee and tax clearance fee. To enable us proceed with the activation of your payment to be available for pickup in your country/Address. Because if you cant pay 25.00 usd endorsement, daily activation fee and tax clearance fee.

it will result that your total funds of $3.5 Million usd (three Million Five hundred thousand usd) will be confiscated and used in supporting charity organization, Because of the long dormant of the funds, Of which I would not want the Federal Government and the Debt Re-conciliation center to confiscate this funds and use it in supporting charity organization because it coffers as a free will to the Charity organization.

But if you are feeling refusing to make the payment, then you are been advised to immediately send to us a letter of refusal stating that you are not interested in claiming the funds that initially belongs to you so as to enable us terminate and cancel your transfers immediately within 30 minutes.
You will pickup the above first installment payment at any western union office nearest to you with the above information's as soon as you send the $25.00 endorsement, daily activation fee and tax clearance fee. You are to track your first installment payment online at www.westernunion.com OR
Call Western Union tracking for available fund for your verification
purpose.

The endorsement, daily activation fee and tax clearance fee of $25.00 will be sending to our office here in care to our account officer Mr. Alex Peter through western union Money Transfer nearest to you:
Cashier/Receiver's Name: Mr Alex Peter
City & Country:Benin republic
Amount:$25.00
Text Question: first ?
Answer:payment.

Once you make the payment, you are been required and advised to acknowledge us with the transfer Mtcn to help us proceed with immediate transfer release of your installment payment without further delays.

Once your payment is being confirmed, we shall proceed with the activation of your payment to be available for pickup in your country/Address.
We anticipate your kind co-operation.
Thanks For Using Western Union Office
Sincerely Regards,
Mr. Bruce Haines
here is our office phone +229 99 88 3009
Payment Department
western union money transfer (Benin branch)
website:www.westernunion.com do for get to e-mail us once you send the fee here is our e-mail ( western-unionmoneytransfer@hotmail.fr )


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