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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "Mr.Allen O' Godwill" <ubagroup_godwill01@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 15:54:23 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Re:Your Western-Union Order#

Re:Your Western-Union Order#
Western Union
Registered office:
No. 4 Godwin Street, Bradford,
West Yorkshire, BD1 2SU.
SWIFT: DABAGB2B
Re:Switching to HSBC Bank

There is an issue with the Western Union Money Transfer in the amount of 10,000,000.00GBP (10 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling) directed at the owner of this email address. The Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, contacted us for your transaction a couple of hours ago. He said that he choose to send it to an email address instead of a name. We are unable to complete a transfer directed at an email address, so we require some more information in order to complete this transfer. You are required to provide confirmation of the following:

-The name in which you wish to receive this transfer:-
Telephone / Fax Number:-
Occupation:-
Full Address Contact:-
State/ City:-
Zip Code:-
Country:-
Age:


Cash Available for Pickup via Western Union with Details:
============================
Senders First Name: Owen
Senders Last Name: Obrian
MTCN Number: 155-794-2560
============================
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Senders First Name: Patrick
Senders Last Name: Wilfred
MTCN Number: 961-151-7744
============================
Senders First Name: Remi
Senders Last Name: Landry
MTCN Number: 775-810-3783
============================


In order to resolve this problem, please call our offices at or at +44-703-593-4471 this Email: ubagroup_godwill01@yahoo.com.hk as soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in a Certified Bank Draft or wired to your nominated bank account directly from HSBC Bank as soon as you comply with the requirements. When calling or emailing, please use reference number 250-153 for our mutual convenience.

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