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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose Morris" <info.service89@yahoo.com.ph> (may be fake)
Reply-To: western_uniononlinetransfer121@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 06:38:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION AGENT FOR YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION SENT TODAY.

Western Unionåº
Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS
455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
Tel +229-673-168-39.

Dear Customer,

There is an issue involving $1.5MUSD which was called to Our Bank(CAPITAL
CITY BANK) from THE FEDRAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF BENIN REPUBLIC
concerning your compensation of $1.500,000.00 USD has been forwarded to
Western Union Money Transfer and An instruction has come directly from
Mr.lawrence Akim of Ministry Of Finance.He asked us to start sending your
fund installmentally $5000 per a day through western union money transfer.

This type of transfer means you will be recieving $5000 every day through
western union until the total of $1.5MUSD is completely transfered to you.
Today,our bank has effected your first payment of $5000 through western
union.Now you have to Contact Dr.jona brown.Email on his contact below as
he is the person incharge of your payment.

The Western union Agent is:Name:Dr. jona brown
.Email;(western_uniononlinetransfer121@hotmail.fr )
Tel +229-673-168-39 .Money sent Though Cornelis Zwaagstra, amount sent
$5,000.00 in your name today. So contact Dr. jona brown on above email
address and tell him to give you needed information and also for him to
help you pick the $5,000.00.Recomfirm your address.

(1)Your Full name:
(2)Your Phone number:
(3)Your Contact address
(4)Your Age

You will also have to send them the tax clearance charges of $137usd[as
per the instruction from the International Monetary Fund(I.M.F office)]Pls
contact Dr jona brown ASAP and send them the fee for them to send you the
pick up information for your first $5000 payment.

Mrs. Rose Morris
For The management.
Western Union Department
Cotonou,Benin republic,






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