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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: Ann Store <annstore01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: western.union11169@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:56:03 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Contact Western Union Money Transfer Immediately




Attention Dear!!!
I am writing to inform you of the sudden development with your consignment. Due to the delay in providing the clearance requested before release of your consignment and it is against the Courier's working routing to keep such individual luggage/consignment without ascertain it's true content.

Based on this fact and to take custody of what was left on their care their verification Department consulted an X-ray your consignment and the result was shocking as the content of the consignment was confirmed/discovered to be cash (US$2.500, 000 Dollars). Hence it is against their modality of operation to cargo cash so they now deposited funds into bank through our sister bank in Port-Novo for a direct cash transfer to you through Western Union Money Transfer.

Based on the foregoing and to help conclude with the processing and final release of your inherited funds to you through Western Union Money Transfer. The amount you will receiving is $5,000 united State dollars per day. Could you please reconfirm the following information?

1 RECEIVER'S NAME. .............
2.COUNTRY..........................
3 CITY........ .................
4 ADDRESS.........................
5.TELEPHONE...................
6.SEX/AGE.......................
7. A Copy of Your ID Passport.....
8.TEST QUESTION............
9. ANSWER.........................

Contact the Western Union Money Transfer with this email (western.union11169@yahoo.com.hk)and don’t make any mistake because they are the one that will take absolutely care of this payment and remember that the amount you will be receiving is $5.000usd per day.

Contact them immediately you receive this email OK.
Contact Person Mr. Frank Newman
Email; western.union11169@yahoo.com.hk
Contact number +229-96-059-824

On receipt of these details from you the processing will be concluded while we advice you accordingly.
Expecting your reply,
Regards,
Barrister Rita Danis
Foreign Diplomatic Courier Service.

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