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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 MONEY TRANSFER <info@western.com>
Reply-To: westernunionmoneyytransfer44@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:25:23 +0100
Subject: WESTERN UNION OFFICE,GOOD LUCK



How are you today?

I write to inform you that we have already

sent you USD5000.00 dollars through
Western union as we have been given

the mandate to transfer your full

compensation payment of USD1.800,000.00 via
western union by the government of UNITED NATION (UN).

I called to give you the information through

phone as internet hackers were many
but i cannot reach you yesterday

even this morning.So,I decided to email you

the MTCN and sender name so that can
pick up this USD5000.00 to enable us

send another USD5000.00 by tomorrow as you

knows we will be sending you only
USD5000.00 per day.Please pick up this

information and run to any western union in

your country to pick up the
USD5000.00 and send us email back, to send

you another payment tomorrow.

Manager Mr Hamed Azeez
Email: westernunionmoneytrasfer11@yahoo.com
Tel: +234-806-8679-085

call or email us once you picked up this

USD5000.00 today.

Here is the western union information to

pick up the USD5000.00,

MTCN : 1021285837
Sender's Name: Peter Leen
Question: What Color?
Answer:White
Amount:5000.00USD

Track your money now on our website
https://www.westernunion.com

I am waiting for your call once you pick up

USD5000.00,

Thanks
Mrs Fatimat Hasan.





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