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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 <wseternunion70@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: ww-esternunionmt@live.com
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 21:47:39 +0800 (SGT)
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: www.westernunion.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 $98 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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