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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. Patt Matt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wumt.dept@kimo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 12:50:19 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION; YOUR FIRST PAYMENT FROM WESTERN UNION HEADQUATER.

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WE SEND MONEY WORLD WIDE
WESTERN UNION DEPARTMENT HEAD OFFICE
24 RUE DUE AKPAKPA COTONOU BENIN REP.
E-MAIL US: WUMT.DEPT@KIMO.COM
OFFICE LINE: +229-98-631-733
OFFICE FAX: +229-93-302-437
DIRECTOR: MR. PATRICK MATT
------------------------------------

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 TO RETAIN.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU, MY NAME IS MR. PATRICK MATT,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 $950,000.00 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 AND
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 A LOT OF 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 TO 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 ARE THE ONE TO MAKE YOUR CHOICE, THE OPTIONS ARE (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 IS COMPLETED. THERE IS ONE CERTIFICATE CALLED (FUND RELEASE ORDER
CERTIFICATES) WHICH YOU SUPPOSE TO OBTAIN FROM FEDERAL HIGH COURT SERVICES WHICH
WILL NOTICE THAT YOU ARE NOT A BENIN CITIZEN BUT YOU DID NOT HAVE IT AND THAT
IS THE ONLY THING THAT YOU NEED 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 $950,000.00 USD IS STILL WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT BUT IT WILL BE 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 $50.00 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 PAYMENT OK, I WILL BE
AWAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO OBTAIN THE
FUND RELEASE ORDER CERTIFICATES, SEND IT WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION.

RECEIVER NAME: OKOYE LAWRENCE
COUNTRY : BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY : COTONOU
QUESTION : IN GOD
ANSWER : WE TRUST
AMOUNT To SEND; $50

I AM HEREBY GIVING YOU 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. EMAIL US (wumt.dept@kimo.com)

REGARDS,
MR. PATRICK MATT,
+229-98-631-733
THE NEW MANAGER.
WESTERN UNION DEPT.

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