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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: SECREATRY HUBERT N GILSON <secreatryhubertgils@globomail.com>
Reply-To: westernunion1238@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:46:08 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: YOUR MTCN,, 434-659-4639,IS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP TODAY,


Attn:
Beneficiary,




We write to inform
you officially that the Board of Director of the Debt Reconciliation
Center,Inconjuction with the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Federal Ministry of
Finance Nigeria, Western union Agent Akpakpa with the UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
has approved the payment sum of $850,000,00(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS) as a DEPT RECONCILIATION PAYMENT, for your Winning funds with
Compensation Head office, deposited by the Uk Lottery Organisation for payment
to you as the Winning owner/Beneficiary of the amount
$850,000.00usd.
 
After
the Law
Enforcement judgement between the UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION Agent Mr.
Goldman
Smith and Compensation finance head office, The meeting held on the 2th
of Nvo, 2011,with the aformentioned office and banks, the Concluded
arrangement
has appointed our office (Western Union Money Transfer) to pay your
unpaid
Winning fund through western union electronic system for your easy
pickup and to
avoid further unforeseen delay that could make your fund not to get to
you in a
timely manner.
 
The Management of
the UK LOTTERY ORGANISATION HEAD BRANCH here in West Africa have submitted your
name, city and country information’s to our office for endorsement & daily
activation of your payment which has been programmed to be transfered under
instalment at rate of $5,500.00 daily as Western Union laws here does not allow
transferring funds above $5.500.00 at once from this country to another, but
will be sending under instalment of $5,500.00 daily till the amount is
completely paid.
 
In other words. We
have today transferred your first instalment payment available for your pickup
at any western union office nearest to you, but still on hold due to the unpaid
endorsement & daily activation file fee amount of $98.00 you supposed to pay
before you can pickup your first installment today.
 
You will pickup
the bellow instalment at any western union office nearest to you with bellow
information's as soon as you send the $98 endorsement & daily activation
file fee. Immediately the Activation is made, You can pickup your first
instalment payment online at www.westernunion.com OR Call Western Union tracking
number 1-800-325-6000  for avaiable fund verification
purpose.
 
Payment
information
Sender's First
Name:James

Sender's Last Name: Davis
MTCN: 434-659-4639
(Track the mtcn by
dialing 1-800-325-6000 or
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global
Text Question:
Sport?
Answer:
Golf
Amount Programmed:
$5,500.00
 
NOTE: YOU CAN NOT
PICKUP YOUR FIRST INSTALLMENT PAYMENT, UNTIL YOU MEET UPWITH THE ACTIVATION
CHARGES OF $98.00
 
To Avoid any atom
of mistake, you are hereby required to reconfirm your payment receiver's name
and address to avoid any mistake of payment activation during activation process
of your payment as soon as the daily endoursement charges is
paid.
 
Reconfirm the
information as given to you below.
 
Receiver's
Name:
Receiver's
address:
Receiver's Tel.
Number :
Please note that
the receiver's information is very vital to us as the activation of your daily
instalment will be directing to your receiver's name and
address.
 
The endorsement
& daily activation file fee of $98 will be sending to our office here in
care to ............ through any western union nearest to
you:
 
Receiver's Name: CYRIL 
EKWEALOR
City
& Country: Benin Republic,Cotonou
Amount: $98
Text
Question: Good ?
Answer: God
 
As soon as you
send the fee, send us the transfer Mtcn to help us proceed with immediate
transfer release of your instalment payment.Once your payment is confirmed, we
shall proceed with the activation of your payment for available pickup in your
Name/country/Address.Notice: This payment was approved by the federal ministry
of finances Abuja, Nigeria to beneficiary only.
 
We anticipate your
kind co-operation.
 
Thanks For Using
Western Union Office.
 
Sincerely
Regards,
Mr. James Davis
TEL
+229-98952802

Payment
Department

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