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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 <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: w.unionmoneytransferbj@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:38:35 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: For The Last Time What is going on , who is Jonathan T. Jefferson?





 
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To The Attention Of
Beneficiary.
 
 For The Last Time What is going on , who is Jonathan T.
Jefferson? 

I was trying to get you on phone regarding your $75.000
USD, but it seems as you don't want to speak with me.  However, this Jonathan
visited my office on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 with a Beninios lawyer and
application of claim over your  $75.000 USD, with this financial institution.

 
Please, do confirm to me, as matter of urgency if this man is really
from you so that this office will not be held responsible for paying wrong
person.
 
Based on board of directors meeting today, they have concluded
to approve the payment on his favor since you failed to fulfill the obligation
given to you by the western union to process your payment. Therefore, if you are
really serious and willing to receive the first $7000.00 through western union,
kindly get back to me and I will work with you to complete the western union
payment processing fees so that you will start receiving USD$7000.00 everyday.

 
Since Western Union Payment processing fee is $58 in my concerted
efforts to actualize your fund payment with the convenient time schedule I will
raise $20, so I am expecting $38 from you today.
 
As an insider in this
Financial Institution, I must assure you that once you have provided to the Bank
with their demands, they would now be under legal obligation to transfer the
funds to you within 6hours we confirm this $38. YES you must receive the first
$7,000 within 3hours after you send this $38.  Kindly make the payment to:
 

1. RECEIVER NAME=======  JOHN IFEANYI
2. COUNTRY=====COTONOU_BENIN
REPUBLIC.
3. QUESTION=======IN GOD
4. ANSWER======WE TRUST
5.
AMOUNT======US$38.00
 
I will like you to co-operate with me to retrieve
this legacy payment left behind than allowing the government of this country to
forfeit it. I believed it is a life time opportunity which every reasonable
human-being will never allow to slip by. We do business each day with an
absolute commitment to ethics, honesty and credibility.
 
Am waiting for
your urgent response.

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
 
Dr.
Williams Morgan

For Western union payment Service.


 
 
 


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