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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: "MRS.ALICIA BILL" <h112@globomail.com>
Reply-To: westernunion1032@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:17:09 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONTACT MR.PAUL CHIOZIE FROM WESTERN UNION OFFICE,




ATTENTION; BENEFICIARY,

FROM BENIN  INVESTIGATION OFFICE EFCC,THERE IS PRESENTLY A COUNTER CLAIMS ON YOUR FUNDS BY ONE MR.JOHN WHEELER,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, SO HERE COMES THE BIG QUESTION. DID YOU SIGN ANY DEAD OF ASSIGNMENT IN FAVOR OF (JOHN WHEELER).THEREBY MAKING HIM THE CURRENT BENEFICIARY WITH HIS FOLLOWING ACCOUNT DETAILS: MR JOHN WHEELER, AC/NUMBER: 6503809428. ROUTING/122006743, B/NAME:CITI
BANK,ADDRESS:NEW YORK,USA.

KINDLY GET A CONTACT WITH THE PAYING BANK THROUGH THE INFORMATION BELOW.
CONTACT NAME: MR.PAUL CHIOZIE  
TEL PHONE NUMBER:+229 98952802
EMAIL:(westernunion1032@yahoo.com.sg)
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.

FIND BELOW INFORMATION WHERE YOU SEND THE REQUIRE $68.ONLY FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.

RECEIVER;..............MR.UZOR OKOYE  
COUNTRY;................BENIN REPUBLIC
LOCATION CITY;................COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION;.............TO WHO?
ANSWER;...........................OKOYE  
AMOUNT;...........................$68.ONLY
MTCN;...............
SENDERS;.............

CONTACT MR.PAUL  CHIOZIE AND SEND  HIM THE FEE URGENT
MY DEAR PLS IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED YOU FUND TRY YOU BEST AND SEND THE FEE TODAY KNOW TIME THIS MR JOHN WHEELER IS READY TO DO ANY THING NOW WE WAITNIG TO HERE FROM YOU URGENTLY

NOTE AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM FROM YOU THAT YOU ARE NOT THE ONE WHO INSTRUCTED MR JOHN WHEELER TO CLAIM YOUR FUND,AND ALSO WITH THE REQUIRED FEE OF $68 WITH THE RECONFIRMATION OF YOUR DETAILS BELOW, YOUR FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.

YOUR RECEIVER NAME::::
YOUR RECEIVER COUNTRY::
YOUR RECEIVERCITY::::::
YOUR TEL:::::::::::::::
YOUR TEST QUESTION:::::
YOUR ANSWER::::::::::::
A COPY OF YOUR ID::::::

BE ADVISE THAT THE $68.00 IS A COMPULSORY AS THEY TOLD ME THAT IS ONLY MONEY YOU WILL PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT
COMPLETELY FEEL FREE TO CALL THIS DEPARTMENT IN CASE IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEM DON'T FORGET TO EMAIL US THE REQUIRE INFORMATION SUCH AS YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN CALL YOU ONCE WE SEND ANY PAYMENT.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITHIN 48 HOURS THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO MR JOHN WHEELER YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED TO AVOID ANY MISSUNDERSTANDING THEREAFTER.

BEST REGARD
MR.PAUL  CHIOZIE
FROM WESTERN UNION OFFICE

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