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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: "scott" <scott@montgomeryprint.com>
Reply-To: moneytransfer2003@waterquan.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:50:08 -0400
Subject: FORM THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OK

Send Money Worldwide
FROM THE DESK OF  Dr. James Ubah.
FINANCIAL MINISTER OF. FREDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
FOREIGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE.
TEL +2299880-7599
Email:=====moneytransfer2003@waterquan.com
 
Attention;Customer
 
How are you, We are here to informed you that this honourable westernunion office are here to send you your first payment of $5,000 dollars.And in the light of above, I am here to notify you that your firstpayment of $5,000 dollars,has been dully programmed on the outgoingremittance diskette for onward wired to your designated addresstoday.and the total fund is $2.8million
 
Note: All the nesassary fee requested by this western union Headquarterhas been paid this morning by the manager of this western union Andthere are  (three) Documents as they secure on your behalf which youmay even tender to any authority in your country that may ask anyquestion concerning the source of your fund. Meanwhile the only moneyyou are requird to send to this western union office immediately is $58dollars only, just to sign the three document from benin high court andi will start sending your fund to you.and send all your information

Receiver Name:=======Country:=======
City:==========Text Q:========Text A:=========Your tellphone====
Your ID CARD====As it stand now,i advise you to go ahead and send the $58  dollars asquickly as you receive this message to enable this honourable westernunion office made sucessefull payment to your address today and alsoforward a copy of the western union payment slip to you forconfirmation showing that your  first payment of $5,000 dollars isthere for you to pick it up. Make the  payment below to this name butbe rest assured that you will receive your  payment today,And if wemistakely fail to do as instructed by Benin government, this westernunion branch will be persecuted according to the law.and the total fundis $2.8million
 
 Recivers Name .... Nnamdi Igbaungo
 Reciver Country .... Benin Republic
 City .... Cotonou
 Text ...... Honest
 Answer ..... Trust
 Total Amount .... $58 dollars.
 
 I look forward to your urgent and poistive response.Forward thewestern union information immediately after the payment to this ouremail centre.===moneytransfer2003@waterquan.com)  and your addresswhere you will  like to receive your $5,000 dollars Yours in service.
 Dr. James Ubah
 Finance Minister
 Federal Republic of Benin
 Western Union Payments
 

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