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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" <info@westernunion.net>
Reply-To: western_union.ng@cpll.cn
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 19:41:20 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT!

Western Union Administrative Office
In Conjunction with United Nations Organization
World Bank and the Nigerian Government.

Attention Beneficiary:

This is to officially inform you that the United Nations Organization
compensation payment committee, has mapped out funds running into Millions
of United States Dollars for the settlement of all funds that have been
lost to Nigerian dodges via Lottery Winnings, Contract payments, Fake Bank
Transfer dodges, Inheritance Funds payments, fake money orders, fraudulent
online shopping, dating dodges, charity dodges, check transfer and ATM
dodges etc. This compensation is been sponsored and done by the Nigerian
Government in collaboration with the World Bank, United Nations
Organization and Western Union Money Transfer.

We have been directed by the United Nations Security Council to make a
compensation payment of US$50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand United States Dollars
Only) to you being one of the listed beneficiaries. Be informed that a
first part payment of sum of US$2,000 (Two Thousand U.S Dollars) shall be
sent to you on a daily basis for 25 days.

Below is the Western Union information for the first payment pick up:

MTCN: 987-651-7649
SENDER NAME: Margret David
Question: MONTH
Answer: APRIL
Amount: $2,000.00 USD

RECEIVER INFORMATION:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:

ALL INFORMATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE TRANSFER AGENT BELOW:

AGENT: John Keva
EMAIL: western_union.ng@cpll.cn
TELL: +2348152056440

Kindly get back to us via email and phone (+2348152056440) immediately
confirming your name, address and telephone number, Once we receive your
email, we shall give you more information on what you need to do to
activate the above MTCN (987-651-7649) to start up your transfer. Attached
to this message is copy of my International Passport for Identification.

Regards,
John keva
Agent-in-charge




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