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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 <officefile4581@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: westerrnunion85@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:16:10 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?WU9VUiBJTU1FRElBVEUgVVBEQVRFIElTIE5FRURFROKAjw==?=


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:www.westernunion.com

TEL:
 +229-98679345 
+229-98679345

FAX:
+229-93061149


DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER,

THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
HAS DECIDED TO SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FOR URGENT ASSIST ON THE TRANSFER. FOR THE PAST ONE WEEK THE PAYMENT WE MADE ON
YOUR NAME IS STILL WAITING, WE HAVE MADE TWO PAYMENT ON YOUR NAME BOTH THE
INFORMATION WERE SUCH AS MTCN/SENDER’S NAME /SECRET QUESTION AND ANSWER. WE ARE
VERY UPSET ON THE THIS TRANSFER BECAUSE IT HAS TAKEN MUCH TIME. WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO RECEIVE REQUIRED $48 FROM YOU  FOR THE ALLOCATION CODES BEFORE WE
RELEASE THE PAYMENT TO YOU.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS EMAILS ALL YOUR
DATA WILL BE SUBMIT TO THE US FBI THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ORDER
556-73 ESTABLISHES RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT OF AN FBI
IDENTIFICATION RECORD TO OBTAIN A COPY OF HIS OR HER OWN RECORD FOR REVIEW. THE
FBI’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES (CJIS) DIVISION PROCESSES THESE
REQUESTS.  

THEN THEY WILL HANDLE THE ISSUE BY THEIR POWER AUTHORITY
BECAUSE YOUR FUNDS HAS BEING HERE FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AND A LOT OF IDIOTS ON
THE INTERNET ARE USING OUR OFFICE AND NAME OF OUR MANAGEMENT TO RIP PEOPLE OFF.
THIS WAS THE REASON WHY  FBI AUTHORIZE US TO CLEAR ALL OUR INTERNATIONAL
TRANSFER OR WE SUBMIT IT TO THEM FOR THE PERFECT VISIT TO HE/HER TO AVOID
RIPPING OFF THE GOOD CITIZEN OF AMERICA IN THE NAME OF  WESTERN UNION OFFICE.
THE REPORT HAS ALSO BEEN TAKEN WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE UNITED KINGDOM AND WAS
ADVICE TO NOTIFIED FOR YOUR URGENT PAYMENT OR WE HAND YOUR INFORMATION OVER TO
THE US FBI. YOU ARE ADVICE TO GET BACK TO US THE REQUESTED FEE TO OBTAIN THE
CLEARANCE PAPER FROM THE INLAND REVENUE OFFICE BENIN AND YOUR PAYMENT
INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU FOR TO START PICKING YOUR
FUNDS.

URGENT RESPONSE WITH THE FEE THROUGH THE NAME OF ACCOUNTANT
OFFICER ON THE DESK MR.CHINEDU IWUNOR

NAME:====CHINEDU
IWUNOR
CITY:=====COTONOU
COUNTRY:===BENIN REPUBLIC
QUESTION:===IN GOD

ANSWER:=====WE TRUST
AMOUNT:=====$48USD

 


DISPATCHED THIS DAY. FOR
INQUIRY, CALL  +229-98679345 
+229-98679345
  


SINCERELY,


MR.RAYMOND
MCDANEL


 +229-98679345 
+229-98679345


Western
Union� Money
Transfer,

Head Office Benin
Republic.

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Union�

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