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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: <wwwesterunio@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:52:05 +0100
Subject: YOUR (M.T.C.N) 4342140463 IS AVALIABLE TO PICK UP

FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD
LAGOTES PALAR : TELE NO. +229-68450875
WEB SITE.www.westernunion.com ; http://site.www.westernunion.com/

ATTN;

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR TRANSFER DETAILS, AND YOU ARE ADVISE TO GO TROUGH THIS EMAIL CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND AND READY TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTENTS BEFORE REPLYING TO IT.

WE ARE INSTRUCTED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THIS BENIN REPUBLIC TO TRANSFER YOUR PAYMENT TO YOU VIA OUR SERVICE (WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER) SO YOU WILL BE RECEIVING $5,000.00 USD DAILY UNTIL IT COMPLETE THE CORRECT AMOUNT ($1.2 MILLION).

MEANWHILE YOU ARE REQUIRE TO SEND US THE TRANSFER CHARGES WHICH IS $50.00 USD FOR THE $5,000.00 THAT WE HAVE ALREADY REMIT TO YOUR NAME BECAUSE WITH OUT THAT YOU CAN NOT PICK THE MONEY IT IS ON HOLD.

NOTE: THE REASON WHY WE NEED YOU TO SEND US THE $50.00 USD IS THAT WE TRIED TO DEDUCT THE TRANSFERING FEE OUT FROM YOUR FUND BUT THE MINISTER ADMINISTRATOR TRUST FUND OF BENIN REPUBLIC TOLD US THAT NO ONE HAS ACESS OVER YOUR FUND AS IT HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND STAMPED THAT NO MONEY SHOULD BE DEDUCTED UNTIL IT GETS TO YOU TO AVOID ANY MISUNDERSTANDING BECAUSE IF ANY ONE HAS ACESS TO THAT IT WILL INVOLVE YOU LOOSING YOUR FUND, NO ONE HAS TO BE TRUST EVEN YOUR MOTHER OR YOUR FATHER.

HERE IS THE INFORMATION OF THE ONE WE SENT TODAY TO YOU BUT IT WILL REMAIN ON HELD UNTIL YOU SEND US OUR TRANSFER CHARGES OF $50.00 USD BEFORE WE CAN RELEASES IT TO YOU SO YOU CAN TRACK IT WITH OUR WEB SITE.

WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM

PAYMENT DETAILS:
SENDER'S NAME: MARCEL ONWUJEKWE
MTCN NUMBER: 434-214-0463

FINALY UPDATE US WITH THE $50.00 USD TO ENABLE US PROCEED ON YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY, BELOW IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO REMIT THE $50.00 USD VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BEEN OUR TRANSFERING CHARGE FOR YOUR $5,000.00 USD.

1.RECEIVER NAME:__ CHRISTIAN ANIUKWU
2.COUNTRY: __ BENIN REPUBLIC
3.CITY : __ COTONOU.
4.TEST QUESTION: __ HOW LONG?
5.TEST ANSWER: __ TODAY.
6.AMOUNT: __ $50.00 ONLY

PLEASE I AM EXPECTING YOU WITH WESTERN UNION PAYMENT INFORMATION’S SO THAT THE TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION SUCCESSFUL.

THE MOMENT I RECEIVE THE PAYMENT OF $50.00 I WILL RELEASE THE FIRST PAYMENT INFORMATION OF $5000 TO YOU AND YOU WILL PICK UP THE MONEY AND I WILL SEND YOU ANOTHER PAYMENT OF $50.00.

YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED.

REGARDS
PROMISE ANTHONY
TELE: +229 68450875
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC

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