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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <westernunionoffice63@rocketmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:49:24 -0000
Subject: For: Western Union Payment Service

Attention;Beneficiary,



THE RELEASE OF YOUR FIRST INSTALLMENT PAYMENT $7,600.00 USD. Western Union Payment Center has received your application for the release of your daily payment. Be advised that it has been designated that the sum of $7,600.00 USD (Seven Thousand Six Hundred United States Dollars) be paid to you daily using Western Union Money Transfer service as approved by the U.N and the IMF till we send you a total of $1,500,000.00 USD (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).*** You will be paid $7,600.00 USD daily till you receive your full amount in total of $1,500,000.00 USD (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).



As a matter of urgency, in order not to waste more of your time before you start receiving your funds, Please be informed that a Clearance Certificate and your activation fee's for your first transaction must be paid before the Western Union Payment Center initiates your transaction. And to this effect, o ur head of transfer department instructed us to stop the first transfer of the first $7,600 USD, to avoid problems with the international monetary fund ''IMF''. But not to worry much, you will start receiving your daily instalment of $7,600 USD, after we confirm your payment of $125.00 USD for your Clearance Certificate and activation fee, and after that your first instalment will be released to you. The activation of your transaction will be handled by the approved Western Union official below: Approved Western Union official: Mr. Isaac Orano WESTERN UNION STAFF #: 2688118514.


IMPORTANT NOTICE: Without your payment of $125.00 USD for your Clearance Certificate and activation fee , your name has not yet been activated as the receiver of the funds.

NAD TRACK THIS MONEY FIRST WITH THE SENDER NAME TO SEE THAT THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE TO HERE IS THE YOUR Available for pick up by receiver BELOW.: www.westernunion.com

WESTERN UNION PAYMENT INFORMATION:
SENDER NAME:====Paul Daniel
MTCN NUMBER:==== 2688118514
QUESTION====GOD IS
TEST ANSWER===GOOD
AMOUNT====$7,600.



JUST PASTE THE SITE HERE AND TRACK THE MTCN WITH THE SENDERS NAME SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE MONEY IS THEY NOW.



All that is required of you now before receiving your first installment payment with the details above is to proceed to any of our nearest Western Union Money Transfer outlet in your area and then request to send $125.00 USD to us through our Western Union Money Transfer Money in Minutes service to the Mr. Isaac Orano with the below information's: Please make payment to:

1. Names of receiver:OLISA CHUKS
2. Destination: LAGOS, NIGERIA
3. Text Question:..... To Who.
4. Answer:............. UGO.
5. Amount:.. $120 Usd
6. MTCN:.....
7. Names of sender:.....
8. Address of sender:...



Once the payment of $125.00 USD is made by you, your first installment will be released after 12 hours and shall be made payable to you in any western union location in your area. No deductions can be made from your funds because we where not authorized by U.N and the IMF to do so. Your complete $1,500,000.00 USD (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) was deposited to us by the Attorney of the United Nations Organization, and the funds must reach you in its fullest.Please proceed with the above payment instructions to remit the $125.00 USD needed to activate your transaction.

Once you have been able to send the $125.00 USD, you are to provide the under-listed payment information for confirmation and activation:



Senders Name:
Senders Telephone:
Senders Address:
Amount sent:
Receivers Name:
MTCN (10 Digit Number):



We await a confirmation on your activation fee so you can start receiving your instalment payment from today.

Yours truly.
For: Western Union Payment Service

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