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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: "MR.ADAM DALLEY" <h112@globomail.com>
Reply-To: westerunion_office12@globomail.com
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 22:30:56 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN.




 WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
 ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:
PLEASE
WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR ALL THE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE PASSED THROUGH
BECAUSE OF THIS YOUR BELONG PAYMENT OF WHICH YOU FAILED TILL NOW, FIRST
OF ALL, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU, MY NAME IS MR.ADAM DALLEY,I
AM THE NEW ELECTED DIRECTOR GENERAL OF WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN
REPUBLIC I HAVE BEEN CHOSEN LAST WEEK. I AM WRITING THIS MAIL WITH DEEP
SORROW, I SAW YOUR NAME ON OUR FILE YESTERDAY THROUGH MY SEARCHING AS
THE ONE OF THE MOST BENEFICIARY WHICH DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUND VALUED
$1.5MILLION USD WHICH SUPPOSES TO BE TRANSFERRING AT THE RATE OF
$5,000.00 PER DAY DURING FORMER MANAGER REGIME.




THE REASON I AM EMAILING YOU TODAY IS TO
INFORM YOU THAT THE FORMER WESTERN UNION MANAGER. HAS BEEN SACKED OUT
SINCE LAST WEEK DUE TO HIS ILLEGAL WORK UNGODLY ACT, I AM HERE TO INFORM
YOU THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WILL LEAD YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IS BY
TRUSTING ME AND FOLLOW MY DIRECTION. YOU SENT LOT MONEY TO HIM IN ORDER
TO GET YOUR FUND WHICH FAILS. THEREFORE I AM TO TELL YOU THAT THE REASON
YOU DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUND IS BECAUSE YOU DID NOT FOLLOW THE DIRECT
WAY TO GET YOUR FUND BUT TO EXTORTING MONEY FROM YOU IN VARIOUS
QUARTERS. DUE TO THE FORMER MANAGER'S ATTITUDE WE THEREFORE RESOLVE TO
SACKED HIM OUT SINCE HE DIDN'T KEEP OUR INSTRUCTION,




SO NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED TO PAY YOU
BECAUSE ALL OUR INVESTIGATED CONFIRMED THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON TO
RECEIVE THIS FUND NOTE WE HAVE TWO OPTION TO PAY YOU AND YOU THE ONE TO
MAKE YOUR CHOICE OPTION (1) 0UR WESTERN UNION GOLD CARD WHICH YOU WILL
WITHDRAW DAILY $4000.00 OPTION (2) RECEIVE DAILY CASH $5,000.00 TILL THE
TOTAL PAYMENT COMPLETED. THERE IS ONE CERTIFICATE CALLED (FUND RELEASE
ORDER CERTIFICATES) WHICH YOU SUPPOSE TO OBTAIN FROM FEDERAL HIGH COURT
SERVICES WHICH WILL NOTICED THAT YOU ARE NOT A BENIN CITIZEN BUT YOU DID
NOT HAVE IT AND THAT IS ONLY WHAT YOU NEEDED NOW.




ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION PASSED TO
THIS WESTERN UNION DEPARTMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE (FEDERAL HIGH COURT
SERVICES) THIS WILL DULY GUARANTEE AND COVER THE MONEY AS BEING
LEGITIMATELY ACQUIRED FROM THE BENIN GOVERNMENT. SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT YOUR FUND OF $1.5USD IS STILL WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
BUT IT WILL RELEASE IMMEDIATELY TO THIS WESTERN UNION OFFICE AS SOON AS
YOU OBTAIN THE (FUND RELEASE ORDER CERTIFICATES),




ACCORDING TO OUR MESSENGER WHICH WENT TO
THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT SERVICES OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC FOR THE RELEASE
ORDER CERTIFICATES HE TOLD US THAT IT WILL COST YOU THE SUM OF $76.00
ONLY FOR THE OBTAIN OF IT, SO HE TOLD US THAT THEY WILL ISSUE IT WITHIN
ONE DAY IF THE FEE WILL BE PAID. SO RECONFIRM US YOUR FULL ADDRESS WITH
THE OPTION EITHER YOU WANT IT GOLD CARD OR DAILY PER OK I WILL BE
AWAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO
OBTAIN THE FUND RELEASE ORDER CERTIFICATES,




1. RECEIVER NAME :=======MR,NNAEMAKE AMECHI
2. CITY/COUNTRY:==========BENIN REPUBLIC.
3. QUESTION=============FOR WHAT?
4. ANSWER:=============FUNDS
5. AMOUNT:=============US$76.00





I AM HERE GIVING YOUR GUARANTEE AND ALSO
100% PERCENT ASSURANCE THAT THIS IS THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL PAY AND
AFTER YOU PAY IT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FUND IMMEDIATELY. I WILL BE
WAITING RIGHT TO HAVE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION IN ORDER TO ENABLE US
OBTAIN THIS NEEDED CERTIFICATE SOON.(westerunion_office12@globomail.com)




REGARDS,
MR.ADAM DALLEY



WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN.



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