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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 MONEY TRANSFER <info_banqueinternationabenin@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <www.westernuniion1943@live.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:39:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?VGhlIE5ldyBNYW5hZ2VyIE9mIFdlc3Rlcm4gdW5pb24gZGVwYXJ0bWVudA==?=
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SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE:
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 473 LEU, DE AKPAKPA ROAD.
Welcome to Western
Union
Email address: www.westernuniion1943@live.com

DEAR CUSOMER

Please we are very sorry for all the problem that you
have passed through because of this your belong payment of which you failed
till now, First of all,I want to introduce my self to you,My Name is MR,
AUGUSTINE IKEGBUNE,I am the new elected Director General of Western Union
Office Benin Republic i have been chosen last week.
 
I am
writing this mail with deep sorrow,I saw your name on our file yesterday
through my searching as the one of the most beneficiary which did not
receive his fund valued $500.000.00Usd which suppose to be transferring at
the rate of $5,000.00 per day during Mr.Mark James's
Regime.
 
The reason i am emailing you today is to inform you
that Mr.Mark James.has been sacked out since last week due to his illegal
work ungodly act,I am here to inform you that the only thing that will lead
you to receive your fund is by trusting me and follow my
direction.
 
You sent a lot money to Mr.Mark James in order to
get your fund which fails. Therefore i am to tell you that the reason you
did not receive your fund is because Mr.Jame did not lead you to the direct
way to get your fund but to extorting  money from you in various
quarters. due to the Mr.Mark James's attitude we therefore resolve to sacked
him out since he didn't keep our instruction,
 
So now we have
arranged to pay you because all our investigated confirmed that you are the
right person to receive this fund Note we have two option to pay you and you
the one to make your choice Option (1) 0ur western union Gold Card which you
will withdraw daily $4000.00 Option (2) Receive daily Cash $5,000.00 till
the total payment completed.
 
There is one certificate called
(Fund Release Order Certificates) which you suppose to obtain from Federal
High Court Services which will noticed that you are not a Benin Citizen but
you did not have it and that is only what you needed
now.
 
According to the instruction passed to this Western Union
Department from the office of the (Federal High Court Services) This will
duly guarantee and cover the money as being legitimately acquired from
the  Benin Government.
 
So i want you to know that your
fund of $500.000.00 Usd is still with the Federal Government account but it
will release immediately to this Western Union Office as soon as you obtain
the(Fund Release Order Certificates)
 
According to our messenger
which went to the Federal High Court Services Office Benin Republic for the
Release Order certificates he told us that it will cost you the sum of
$74.00 only for the obtain of it, So he told us that they will issue it
within one day if the fee will be paid.
 
So reconfirm us your
full address with the option either you want it Gold Card or daily per OK I
will be awaiting to hear from you immediately with the payment information
to obtain the Fund Release Order certificates,
 
1. Receiver Name
:=======MR, AUGUSTINE GABRIEL
2. City/Country:==========Cotonou - Benin
Republic.
3. Question=============In God
4. Answer:=============We
Trust
5. Amount:=============US$74.00
 
I am here giving your
guarantee and also 100 % Percent assurance that this is the only money you
will pay and after you pay it you will receive your fund
immediately.
 
I will be waiting right to have the payment
information in order to enable us obtain this needed certificates soon.Email
us @ www.westernuniion1943@live.com
 
Regards,
MR.AUGUSTINE
IKEGBUNE.
The New Manager Of  Western union department Benin
Republic

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