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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: Westernunion Transfer <transferwesternunion47@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: westernargent20052002@live.fr
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:39:25 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear humble client, Scam Victim Compensations Approval




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We make the
difference !
Western Union Transfer Summary:
Transfer Scam
Victims Compensations
payment
//2006//2010

Welcome to Western union money
transfer@, Proud to safe you!

Dear humble client,  
 

The board of directors all
western union money transfer department of diamond bank Benin Republic, Wishes
to inform you that, your transaction with the western union transfer for the
claims of the total sum of $8.5million USD from CBB//United Nation 2006//2010
Scam Victims Compensations payment.

On this faithful
recommendations, we want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at
Paraku-Benin Republic. It was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on
the lost of funds by various individuals to the Benin Republic scam artists
operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate
victims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the Benin Republic Government is now
paying 150 victims of these operations US$8.5million each in accordance with the
U.N. recommendations.

Information reaching us from
western union headquarters here in Porto-Novo,the capital state of Benin
Republic, states that you only have 48hours to effect your payment for the
updating of your mtcn # 874-521-1042 to enable you cash up your first $6000 from
your total fund of $8.5million (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars)

As the matter of fact, your
transfer will take place immediately as your funds were approved and signed as
well and we do contacted you today for your immediate attention over
it.

Therefore, you are hereby
warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anybody for any reason
what so ever as the Benin Republic secret service is already on trace of those
criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who
have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and
possible consideration. If you have already been notified of this payment
programme previously, do proceed with your claim as required.

As directed by the Beni
Republic Global Settlement Committee, You can receive your compensations
payments via western union money transfer as programmed.

We are contacting you before
the completion of this transfer because the amount in question was initially
open for transfer to you meanwhlie we went through our archives and discovered
that the e-mail address of the present recipient of this fund is not the same as
this.

Get back to us ASAP through
(westernargent20052002@live.fr)
As the Bank western union has
no power of attorney to keep this transfer pending.
Thanks for choosing Western
Union Money transfer as we are poised to serve you better.

Warm
Regards,

Dr Egbunike M.
Iguedo
Operations
Manager
Western Union Money
Transfer.
Telephone Service +229 9978 1664.

Your soonest reply would be
Appreciated.

If you would have questions
about this email, our service representatives are available to assist you online or send a
quick email inquiry to us as we would get back to you as soon as we
can.

If you require any further
information, feel free to contact us via email at
westernargent20052002@live.fr
or
worldwidewesterntransfer@yahoo.com
Thank you for giving us the
opportunity to serve you and welcome to Western Union Money Transfer
@.

We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we hear from you
today.

                                                
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