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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: Union Western <unionwestern299@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: westernunion1250@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:48:18 +0800 (CST)
Subject: contact western uinon for MTCN # 29348432xx


   
 




WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WORLD WIDE: 
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BENIN REPUBLIC COTONOU ,



Office: +229-99-72-44-77
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
My
working partner has helped me to send the first $4,500.00 to you
through Western Union Office. So contact Western union Agent and ask him
you’re MTCN immediately but you will pay $47 to renew your document
files before you will pick up your first $4,500 sending to you now:
 
Contact person: Mr. Peter Williams

TEL: +229-99-72-44-77
E-mail: (westernunion1250@yahoo.com)
 
Ask
him to give you the m t c n, sender's name, to pick the $4,500.00. I
told him to keep sending you $4,500.00 daily till the payment of
$950,000.00 is completed. Again forward him your Full Name, Telephone
number and Address so that he will be sure.
 
Then Contact Him With Your Full Information:
Your Name:.--------
Your Country:-------
Your Phone number:..------------
Your Address: -------------
You’re City: --------------
You’re Age: -------
You’re Sex: ---------------
 
Thanks, Mr. Frank Ashley,
From Government Office Payment,
 
Contact
Mr. Peter Williams immediately through his above email address to give
you Sender's Name & Question and Answer to pick up your money today
and let me know when you confirm it all.
 
Thanks,
Mr. Frank Ashley.

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