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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: PAYMENT OFFICE WESTERN UNION <office.file_file@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: wpaymentoffice@yahoo.cn
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 16:36:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Your Western Union Payment Is Ready




Happy New Year Dear Beneficiary, Note that after the meeting take placetoday at Federal High Court Benin Republic that our Government and IMFhave reached to an agreement that you have to pay $49.00 dollars onlyin other to start picking up your payment which have already sent toyou today, this $49.00 dollars is to renew your payment file to 2012project file and that is only money you have to send for your totalfund and know one will ask you for money after our office confirm the$49.00 dollars from you.

Do bear it in mind that at this point of time that our office is notgoing to plead, for you to send down the money because our governmentshave concluded that if you did not come up with their demand urgentlythat your total fund will add to this year Government project. So ifyou are ready to start receiving your daily payment simple go ahead andsend down the money to below information and pick up your first paymentof $5000.00 dollars in next one hours after our office register the feeof $49.00 dollars here.

Receiver's Name== Nkechikwulu Raphael
Country ========= Benin Republic
City ============ Cotonue
Test Question === God's
Answer ========== Time
Amount ==========$49.00
Sender's Name ===
MTCN #

Waiting for the payment details for urgent releasing of your firstpayment to you immediately without any further delay. my Dear one wordis enough for the wise one, do the right thing at this point of timeand pick up your first payment also,
Thanks and God Bless
Dr. John Ruben
E-mail
Director Of Western Union Office Benin Republic

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