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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: WESREN UNION MONEY TANSFER <pmccool2001@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: westerrnunion85@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:19:58 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE UPDATE 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,

YOU ARE WELCOME TO NEW YEAR,HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU.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 SINCE LAST YEAR,THE PAYMENT WE MADE ON YOUR NAME IS
STILL WAITING, WE HAVE MADE TWO PAYMENT ON YOUR NAME BOTH 
INFORMATION 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 $98 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 
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 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
CLEARANCE PAPER FROM THE INLAND REVENUE 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:====ITEMBA JOSEPH
CITY:=====COTONOU
COUNTRY:===BENIN
REPUBLIC
QUESTION:===IN GOD
ANSWER:=====WE
TRUST
AMOUNT:=====$98USD
 


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


SINCERELY,

MR.DONALD MIKELIN

 +229-98679345 
+229-98679345

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Union� Money
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