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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 <marilyn8123@att.net>
Reply-To: westerrnunion85@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 22:11:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS NEEDED



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.BECAUSE  FOR THE PAST ONE WEEK, THE PAYMENT WE MADE ON YOUR NAME IS
STILL WAITING, WE HAVE MADE TWO PAYMENTS ON YOUR NAME THE 
INFORMATIONS WERE SUCH AS MTCN/SENDER’S NAME /SECRET QUESTION AND ANSWER.
WE ARE VERY UPSET ON  THIS TRANSFER BECAUSE IT HAS TAKEN MUCH TIME.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVE REQUIRED $62 FROM YOU  FOR THE
ALLOCATION  AREA 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 TO WESTERN UNION
HEAD
OFFICE IN 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 WITH THE REQUESTED FEE TO OBTAIN THE ALLOCATION AREA CODE
FROM CONCERNED OFFICE BENIN AND YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASE
TO YOU FOR YOU TO START PICKING YOUR FUNDS.



URGENT RESPONSE WITH THE FEE THROUGH THE NAME OF ACCOUNTANT OFFICER ON THE DESK MR.JOSEPH ITEMBA



NAME:====JOSEPH ITEMBA

CITY:=====COTONOU

COUNTRY:===BENIN REPUBLIC

QUESTION:===IN GOD

ANSWER:=====WE TRUST

AMOUNT:=====$62USD






 
EMAIL US @ westerrnunion85@yahoo.fr






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.







Western
Union�







Send Money
Worldwide













 

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