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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: DR STEVE ONYEKA <cunitedstate@gmail.com>
Reply-To: western_ubb@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:32:14 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER


FROM THE DESK OF THE
DIRECTOR
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF
BENIN.
 













Dear
Friend. 














We want to inform you that your payment of $5000 has been sent today 
through western Union and i want you to contact DR STEVE ONYEKA  immediately
with his email address email (western_ubb@yahoo.fr) and here is western union
information to pick up your first payment $5000.00.usd today .
 
www.westernunion.com
 
Money Transfer Control
Number MTCN# 5820554539
Sender's First Name: Samson
Sender's Last Name:
Nwamu
Text Question-- sent
Answer-- Today
And We
Are Waitng For You To Send The $75 Today 
 
call
him with this number +22998892244 ask Him where you can pick up your payment,
the only money you have to pay is $75. for the first INSTALLMENTAL PAYMENT, been
the clearance certificate of your funds  from IMF office,  with the above info,
the $2.5 Million was located to be sending to you $5,000.00 everyday until he
complete sending the whole  amount to you the sum of ($2.5 Million). So be
advice to send Him the clearance certificate fee before you can pick up your
first payment with information bellow to send the $75 to
us.
 
RECEIVER-----------Joshua Nwaobi
LOCATION
CITY---------Cotouou-Benin
COUNTRY-----------------BENIN
TEXT
QUESTION--HOW
LONG?
ANSWER-----------TODAY
AMOUNT-----------75.Only
SENDES
NAME-----------
MTCN NUMBERS--------

 
Wait to hear from you with
the payment information before your first payment can be realised from western
union office in your country, We wish you good
luck. 
 
 
REGARDS MY DIRECT
PHONE LINE IS
+22998892244
DR STEVE ONYEKA
FROM WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN
REPUBLIC


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