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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: "Christ The King Memorial Hospital scotland" <career.christhekinghospital@surgical.net>
Reply-To: westernunionmoney50@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:31:57 +0000
Subject: YOUR FIRST TRANSFER OF $5000.00USD FROM BENIN REPUBLIC

ATTEN; BENEFICIARY

This is to inform you that the higher authorities that is incharge of international transaction has
this morning declared that you will receive your $1,000.000.00Usd(One Million United States Dollars)
through Western Union Money Tranfer Only as compensation for your past effort here in Benin Republic.

We are not here to force you to send the money because this is compensation because you was scamed
before according to the federal government and the federal high court which is incharge of this
compensation,the $65 is compulsary payment imposed by the government, so i will advise you to comply
with this instruction if not we inform the high court about it and they will divert your fund into
the federal government treasury account,do understand our procedure because it doesn't mean we don't
trust you but it is not our order or right to start the transfering without you paying the fee fixed
by the Federal High court for the signing of your paper which approved this transaction,i promise
you that you will receive your first transfer today if you doubt it then send the $65 and be on your
mail and you will receive the first transfer within some hours today. I wait for your mail.

YOU CAN CHECK THE AVAILABLE WITH OUR WEBSITE WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM
==================================================================
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global
Sender Name=== Mr. OKEKE HYCENT
MTCN:========= 4342140463
Amonut:======= $USD5000.00
Question====== Who is Able
Answer:======= God


Then we want you to type WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM ; and click tracking and pest sender's first name and
last name,the you pest mtcn number and click check status to see that your first transfer of
$5000.00 is available for you but you will not pick it until you pay the needed $65 for the signing
of your Western Union Transfer Papers by the Federal High Court Benin Republic, so we are here
giving you this Western Union Payment Information Information for you to send the $65 immediately
and your first transfer of the $5000.00 will be on its way after we confirm the fee from you ok,

HERE IS THE WESTERN UNION PAYMENT INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE FEE SO THAT I WILL GO AND PAY
FOR THE SIGNING OF YOUR WESTERN UNION TRANSFER PAPER AND ONCE I BACK I WILL EMAIL YOU SO THAT YOU
WILL GO AND PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY OK.

Receiver's Name:::: Chinaka Udealor
Country:::::::: Benin republic
City::::::: Cotonou
Amount::::: $65.00
Test Question:::: Honest
Test Answer:: Trust
Sender's Name::::??
Money Transfer Control Number:::??

For Your Notice: Finally, I want to stress some facts clearly concerning some reports about people
using our Logo and Adoltration of my name Mr. Aja Mune, Turner and this company to extort money from
people claiming to have some transactions. To tackle this incidence I have resorted to giving a code
to any person that has transaction with us to avoid the reoccurance of such situation. Any e-mail
received concerning this transaction without this code (W.U.00.WU.212) should be regarded and
treated as a scam and it is not from this office. And I shall be grateful if you can E-mail us back,
your urgent alart for this is highly appreciated. Thank you.

REGARDS,
Mr. AJA MUNE
THE NEW DIRECTOR
TELL+229-96464879


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