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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: Rbs Group <rbs.group@ymail.com>
Reply-To: wasternunionmoneytransfer@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:19:03 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND





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The office of the western union money transfer
No 46 agbokou lane
Porto Novo Benin Republic
28 oct. 2011

CONGRATULATIONS;

we received the payment of ($3.5 million US) Three million five hundred
thousand united state dollars in an atm card by the Lottery commission to be sent to you through western union money transfer payment. Be informed
that we are in possession of your ($3.5 million US)

The amount you will be receiving per day is $5,000 usd, you will receive
the total sum of ($3.5 million USD) within three weeks, and your fund has been insured by the Lottery commission and is protected with insurance
hard cover no money will be deducted from your fund. Kindly contact us with
this
information below for your first MTCN number if you need to pick up the first $5,000
 today.

YOUR NAME..................
COUNTRY.....................
CITY.......................
MOBILE TELEPHONE NO...........

Western
Union money transfer
Contact Person: MR DAVID MARK.
Email:(wasternunionmoneytransfer@ymail.com)
Tel: +229 989 549 02.


Be inform that immediately you send this information to him he will start sending your fund immediately. And to avoid impersonation of your fund make sure you do not disclose this information to any one untill your $3.5 million is fully released and stop communicating with any one who claim to be in possession of your ATm Card in Western union for this is the only office mandated to release your fund.

Your's Sincerely

Mrs.caroline Robert
Customer care department




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