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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: "E.F.C.C" <rajiv.ansari@centrum.cz>
Reply-To: w.u.b8@live.com
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:16:23 +0530 (IST)
Subject: DEAR VICTIM!!!CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR PAYMENT.















































































































Western Union
Money Transfer
EMS Post
Office Agent
Location























































































Lagos, Nigeria
























































































 

























































































DEAR VICTIM!!!CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR PAYMENT.

Your message is important to us, just like you. In a bid to redeem
the image of Nigeria and
commemoration of their 50th year of anniversary, the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA through the EFCC deposited the sum of $120,000.00USD each as
compensation to scammed victims we have on our database. Your email happens to
be one of them that is why you where contacted by the EFCC FRAUD MONITORING
UNIT.

To this effect, we
acknowledge the receipt of your email and in regard to the fund ($120,000.00USD)
deposited here by The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to be
transferred to you. For security reasons and to safe guard your fund, proper
verifications must be carried out before the fund is transferred.  
 
We require the details
below to compare with the details submitted to us by the depositor  the EFCC Mr
Clifford Robinson
to enable us transfer your fund to you without misappropriation, you can
pick-up the fund at any Western Union
Agent locations in your State.

 
Please fill out the following form. All fields mark
with * are
required.

Full Name:_________
Address:___________
Country:___________
Sex:______________
Age:_____________
Telephone Number:_______
Scan Copy of your previous
payment slip to those Scammer*(If any):____

 
As soon as these details are received and
verified as a true and accurate copy, your fund will be transferred. Your
reference number on file Wu/ref/04/05/08/544
should be requested from anybody claiming to be our agent to avoid being scammed
once again. 

 
*IMPORTANT NOTICE:  This is a
third-party transaction and we have been given the right by the depositor to
cancel this transaction if your details does not match the Beneficiary details
given to us by the depositor*


If you have questions or need assistance,
our team is here to help. You can call us on +234-8033-8755-56 or better still,
send us an email:(w.u.b8@live.com)





























































































Best
Regards,


Mr.Frank Amos.

 






















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