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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_banqueinternationalbenin@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: www.westernuniion1943@live.com
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:17:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WHAT IS THE SILENT ALL ABOUT?????? PLS,URGENT UPDATE


FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
WEBSITE; www.westernunion.com
E-MAIL: www.westernuniion1943@live.com


CUSTOMER CARE: w_estern.uniontransfer@live.fr




TEL: +229-98679345


FAX: +229-93061149

DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER,


 
MY FRIEND
YOU DISAPPOINTED ME, AFTER ALL I BEING DOING WITH YOU OVER THIS
TRANSFER FOR THE PAST DAYS THIS IS HOW YOU WANT TO PAY ME BACK.YOU HAVE
BEEN SILENT TO THIS OFFICE FOR DAYS NOW, IS THAT THE BEST SOLUTION ON
THIS MATTER? IF YOU THINK IT IS THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DO IT BUT MIND
YOU THAT THIS IS FINAL PROCESS WE WOULD HAVE DONE TO GET YOUR TRANSFER
DONE. RIGHT NOW I WILL GO

AHEAD AND RETURN YOUR PAYMENT FILES BACK TO IMF. AS YOU CAN SEE THE
YEAR IS RUNNING DOWN AND WE HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO RETURN BACK
YOUR PAYMENT FILES IF YOU DID NOT COMPLETE YOUR PAYMENT.
 
I
MADE A PROMISE TO YOU THAT YOU WILL PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT TODAY AS
WELL BUT IF YOU FAILS THAT MEANS EVERY THING HAVE LOST AND MIND YOU
THAT YOU HAVE PUT ME IN BIG DEBIT BECAUSE I HAVEN’T PAY THE MONEY HELPED
YOU WITH  I WILL NOT BE HAPPY WITH YOU IF YOU MAKE US TO LOSE THE FUNDS
JUST BECAUSE OF $129.I'M ABOUT TO CRY NOW BECAUSE I GIVEN YOU THE BELOW
INFO SINCE AND ASK YOU TO YOUR HUMANLY BEST TO SEND IT THEN ALLOW ME TO
HANDLE THE REST OF THE TRANSFER TO YOUR EXPECTATION SO THAT WE CAN OFF
OUR DEBITS AND HAVE REST OF MIND.



RECEIVER NAME; ITEMBA JOSEPH

COUNTRY;............BENIN REPUBLIC

CITY................COTONOU

TEST QUESTION; IN GOD

ANSWER; WE TRUST

AMOUNT; $129
 
THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, BENIN REPUBLIC HEAD OFFICE.





 
FOR INQUIRY, CALL +229-98679345 OR EMAIL  www.westernuniion1943@live.com
 
SINCERELY,



MR.RAYMOND MCDANEL




+229-98679345



Western Union® Money Transfer,


Head Office Benin Republic.


Western Union®


Send Money Worldwide








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