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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.Kenneth Winter" <kenwin0303@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: wuhn1@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:35:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: NOW CONTACT WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER PAYMENT HEADQUARTER FOR YOUR FUND.





Hello dear,
 
There is an issue involving $1.2M USD which was called to Our Bank(CAPITAL CITY BANK) from THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,NIGERIA concerning your compensation of $1.200,000.00 USD. The fund has been forwarded to Western Union Money Transfer payment head office and An instruction has come directly from the Ministry Of Finance.
 
We are asked to start sending your fund install mentally at the rate of $5000 per  day through western union money transfer. This type of transfer means that you will be receiving $5000 every day through western union until the total of $1.2MUSD is completely transferred to you.
 
Today, our bank has effected your first payment of $5000 through western union.
Now you have to Contact,Dr. Benson Williams on his contact info below as he is the person in charge of your payment.
 
Contact name: Dr. Benson Williams
Position: Payment officer
Email:  wuhn1@ymail.com
Phone: 00234 8131 638737

Money sent Through Cornelis  Zwaagstra, amount sent $5,000.00 to you today. So contact Dr. Benson Williams on above email address and tell him to give you  the needed information for  you to pick the $5,000.00usd.
 
Reconfirm your full information to him.
(1)Your Full name: ................
(2)Your Phone number: ...................
(3)Your Contact address: ..................
(4)Your Age: ....................................
 
You will also have to send them the  RE-ACTIVATION  fee  of $137usd [as per the instruction from the management ] Pls contact Dr. Benson Williams ASAP and send him the fee for him to send you the MTCN,QUEST/ANS and SENDER NAME for you to pick up your first payment of $5000us .
 
Yours in Service.
Mr.Kenneth Winter
NOW CONTACT WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER PAYMENT HEADQUARTER FOR YOUR FUND.

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