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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: Hildred Jester <hildred.jester@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:26:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: contact western uinon for MTCN # 29348432xx


I am not interested in this money laundering scam.




________________________________
From: Western Union <westernunion1250@yahoo.com>
To: Hildred Jester <hildred.jester@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: contact western uinon for MTCN # 29348432xx

This transaction is real

--- On Wed, 10/24/12, Hildred Jester <hildred.jester@yahoo.com> wrote:


>From: Hildred Jester <hildred.jester@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: contact western uinon for MTCN # 29348432xx
>To: "westernunion1250@yahoo.com" <westernunion1250@yahoo.com>
>Cc: "419@419scam.org" <419@419scam.org>
>Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 9:09 PM
>
>
>
>
>Not interested in this money laundering scam.
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Union Western <unionwestern299@yahoo.cn>
>To:
>Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:22 PM
>Subject: contact western uinon for MTCN # 29348432xx
>
>   
> 
>
>
>
>
>WESTERN UNIONMONEY 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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