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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 <boabb_plc@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ww-w_esternunionnmt@live.com
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 17:33:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I Am Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri (New Chairman EFCC) Chairman From Efcc Investigation Office Benin writing to you from western union email address







FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR


WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER


COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN.


WEBSITE; www.westernunion.com


E-MAIL:
wwesterbunionmt@live.com




CUSTOMER CARE:




TEL:
+229-98679345




FAX: +229-93061149





DEAR VALUED
CUSTOMER:





I Am Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri (New Chairman EFCC)
Chairman From Efcc Investigation Office Benin writing to you from western union
email address due i was invite for very serious investigation regarding your
funds.There Is Presently A Counter Claims On Your Funds By One Mr.Jude Betsy,
Who Is Presently Trying To Make Us Believe That You Are Dead And Even Explained
That You Entered Into An Agreement With Him, To Help You


In Receiving Your
Fund And That Was My Reason Of Calling For Confirmation.





According to the
Western Union manager they have sent you several email regarding the issue but
no response before they contacted us to make final inquiring before releasing
the funds to MR.Jude Betsy of ADDRESS:302 FOXRIDGE LANE, HUBERT, NC 28539
USA





We Shall Proceed To Issue All Payments Details To The Said Mr.Jude
Betsy, If We Do Not Hear From You Within The Next 5hours from now i so much
waited for an update if you were able to get the fee of $82 as was stated.
Please let us know that you are not dead by sending us the


requested fee by
today so that we can get things done by today without


any further delay
again.













  




DISPATCHED THIS DAY. FOR
INQUIRY, CALL
+229-98679345




  

 



SINCERELY,











MR.RAYMOND
MCDANEL




+229-98679345







Western
Union� Money
Transfer,




Head Office Benin
Republic.




Western
Union�




Send Money
Worldwide


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