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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 GOVERNOR PETER OBI" <western.unionpayment7726@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wester.nunion.07@live.fr
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:35:29 -0400
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT WESTERN UNION MTCN TO PICK UP NOW

How are you today? I write to inform you that we have already sent you
USD6000.00 dollars through
Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full
compensation payment total sum of USD800,000.00 via western union by this
governemnt. I was calling your telephone number to give you the information
through phone but you did not pick up my calls throughout that yesterday even
this morning.Now,

I decided to email you the MTCN and sender name so that you will pick up this
USD6000.00 to enable us send another USD6000.00 today as you know we will be
sending you only USD6000.00 per day. Please pick up this information and run
to western union to pick up the USD6000.00 and call me back to send you
another payment today, My direct phone
line is
+229 96422010,
Manager
Dr Dan Momoh
Email:( wester.nunion.07@live.fr )

call or email once you picked up this USD6000.00 today. Here is the western
union information to pick up the.

SENDER'S NAME:==== john mike
TEXT QUESTION:=======SENT?
ANSWER:==============TO YOU.
AMOUNT:===============$6,000 Only
M.T.C.N :===========2612591885
YOU CAN TRCK WEB SITE WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM


But before you will pick up this payment of $6000usd you needed to pay the
transfer of $65 usd and forword information to this western union office just
waiting for the western union where you send money call them or e-mail them
you will pick up your payment before you got back home thank.
here is the information you will use to pay them the transfer fee

COUNTRY....BENIN REPUBLIC
STATE..COTONOU
SENDER'S NAME....
RECEIVER'S NAME....MR PAUL OBIORA
TEXT QUESTION...GOD
ANSWER....WE TRUST
AMOUNT NEEDED.....$65 ONLY
MTCN NUMBER...

MANAGER OF WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC.
I am waiting for your call once you pick up this USD6000.00, Please email me
your direct telephone number because I need to be calling you once we send any
payment for the informations.
Thankss
MR GOVERNOR PETER OBI

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