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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," <officefi@superposta.com>
Reply-To: owesternunion46@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:52:24 +0800 (CST)
Subject: PICK UP YOUR PAYMENT OF $5000 MTCN. 97747 70040







































































   
 
 
 
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  March  2013 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. 97747
70040
sender's Name : william Phillips
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 : ( 97747 70040) and sender name:william  and last
name:Phillips,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) 
 
Thanks and my
regards 
MR JOLEG
KATSAN,    








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