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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: Scam Prot <sumry_haseeb@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: westernunionscamprot1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:14:27 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Federal Scam Protection Agency Payment Office.




 Attention Scam Prot Beneficiary ""

This is to bring to your notice that the AFederal Scam Protection Agency in conjunction with ECOWAS (Economic community of West African states) Payment Board has agreed to compensate  Internet Scam Victims with the total sum of 890,000pounds through our  Western Union TK Department on your behalf as internet theft Compensation, the payment program was made based on out-standing payment owed to various beneficiaries whom has been contacting wrong offices organized by the internet hoodlums in the past, some of the said internet criminals has been arrested and jailed at this moment.
 
The deposited payment (890,000pounds) is to be made to you through our board Western Union Digital Transfer on the ratio of $1,000USD daily but on a track of $5,000 per badge for easy pick up until you receive the total payment. Below is the information for your first payment of $5,000(Five Thousand USD)
 MTCN : 9788593788
SENDERS FIRST NAME: EIJA
SENDERS LAST NAME:  MANTYMAKI
AMOUNT................$5,000 USD
 
You can also check the availability of the funds via western union money transfer official website: www.westernunion.com kindly proceed to cash your funds via any of our agents close to you and contact the western union TK department payment office for further remittance of funds in your name:
 
Western Union TK Payment Office
Ibadan Oyo State, Po-box 713 TK Plaza
Contact Person: Mr. Alma Smith
E-mail: westernunionscamprot1@yahoo.com
Phone.+22999001132

Good day.
Prof. Patrick Ojeme
 Federal Scam Protection Agency Payment Office.
 

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