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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 JOLEG KATSAN," <jhn_edward@live.fr>
Reply-To: owesternunion46@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 00:08:35 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Re: MTCN 471-263-8736 FOR YOUR TO PICK





























   
 

FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. 
COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD 
WEB
SITE.WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM 
DIRECTOR (REV FRANK
EZE) OFFICER INCHARGE
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK 
E-MAIL: owesternunion46@yahoo.com
Cell Phone: +229 98 43
89 56

Attention My Dear Friend:
  
This is to inform
you that this office was instructed to pay your fund $10.5Million  U.S.A Dollars
by America security leading team and America representative embassy between now
until end of Dec 2012 per day you will receive the sum of $5,000 Dollars,
  

However be informed that we have send the sum of $5000 Dollars this morning
to avoid cancellation of your payment you have only four hours to call this
office upon the receipt of this email the maximum amount you will be receiving
per day starting from today is $5000 in three different payments and the Money
Transfer Control Number of today is below. 
 
MTCN.
471-263-8736
sender's
Name : Emmanuel Okoye
Test Question : Today
ANSWER: Today
Amount
: USD 5000.00
Country: Benin Republic
  
You can track it by typing :
www.westernunion.com and click tracking then you enter this
MTCN : ( 471-263-8736) and sender name:Emmanuel   and last name:Okoye,Once again be advice to reconfirm your information such as;

  
RECEIVER NAME__________
HOME ADDRESS_________  

COUNTRY___________
CITY________________
TEL_________________

TEST QUESTION______
ANSWER_____________
  
Furthermore you
advised to call us as the instruction was passed that within 10 hours without
hearing from you. Count your payment cancelled.  Number to call is below listed
Manager Director Office   Mr GoodLuck Miracle of release order: +229-98 43 89 56
E-mail addresses(west-union@superposta.com) 
 
Note that you will require to pay sum of
$155.00 only,for the renew and reconfirmation of your payment file   fee,with
the IMF office Benin, and due that you will not pick up the first payment of
$5000.00 without been sent of them the reconfirmation of your payment file of
$155.00 , so comply urgent to them and follow the instruction given to get your
MTCN today ,ok. Send your information to MR.Good Luck Miracle of western union
money transfer in Cotonou Benin Republic.
 
Thanks and my regards
MR JOLEG KATSAN,   






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