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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 HEAD OFFICE <wunionheadquater@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: wunionmoney96@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:34:55 +0800
Subject: HERE IS THE DETAILS OF YOUR PAYMENT



Western Union®
Welcome to Western Union
WESTERN UNION OFFICE Benin Republic
Send Money Worldwide

Contact Payment department;MR BENSON NWAEZE
Contact Email: wunionmoney96@yahoo.com.ph

I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE MINISTER OF FINANCE DR BEN JOHNSON HAS
ORDERED THAT THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL SEND NOW IS JUST $65 US DOLLARS
SO THAT WE
WILL START SENDING TO YOU YOUR $5000 US DOLLARS DAILY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL FUND OF
ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($1.5MILLION DOLLARS) IS PAID TO
YOU AND IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY BY SENDING THIS FEE WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THIS
ORDER,YOUR TOTAL FUND WOULD BE CONFISCATED AND IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
GOVERNMENT PURSE,HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE FINAL ORDER.

SO I URGE YOU TO TRY AND SEE THAT YOU SEND THE $65 US DOLLARS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER
YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL TODAY SO THAT WE WILL FINALIZE EVERY THING TO TODAY,

BY TOMORROW,YOU WILL START TO BE RECEIVING YOUR FIRST $5000 US DOLLARS
DAILY,YOU
URGE TO RESEND YOUR CURRENT INFORMATION SUCH AS YOUR PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS AND
FULL NAME IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID
DELAY.

Your name...................
Country.....................
Phone no....................
Address/city................
Age/sex.....................

BELOW ARE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO SEND THE $65 US DOLLARS OK,

RECEIVER NAME.......OBELUO AMECHI
CITY................COTONOU
COUNTRY.........BENIN REPUBLIC
QUESTION........WHAT COLOR
ANSWER.............GREEN
AMOUNT...........$65
MTCN............

WAITING TO RECEIVE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY OK,

MR BENSON NWAEZE
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE Benin Republic
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE ( 829)
Western Union®
Welcome to Western Union
Reply To This Email Address Here ; wunionmoney96@yahoo.com.ph

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