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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 Frank Ken <terry_hedges@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: westernunion.officebeninrepublic@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 08:54:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BENIN REPUBLIC


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WESTERN UNION  HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT
BENIN
REPUBLIC
FOREIGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE
Website: www.westernunion.com
 
 GOOD DAY TO YOU MY DEAR Willaim Bunter

UPON THE
RECEIPT OF YOUR KIND MAIL,  WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO SEND YOUR FUND TO YOUR ADDRESS
BY MRS BETTY FLECTCHER ,TO SEND YOU YOUR
FUND THROUGH OUR WESTERN UNION DEPARTMENT, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING THE SUM OF
( US$5,000.00 ) PER DAY FROM ANY WESTERN UNION AROUND YOU,  UNTIL YOU RECEIVE
YOUR FULL AMOUNT OF $3.5MILLION UNITED
STATE  DOLLARS.

YOU ARE REQUIRE TO SEND US
OUR TRANSFERRING CHARGE/ RECONFIRMATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE CHARGES (R.O.F.C)
THE SUM OF $82 USD TO ENABLE US RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE FROM THE DESK OF THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE BENIN AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND
WITHOUT ANY HITCH, WE ARE NOT LIBERTY TO DEDUCT THE FUND SINCE YOUR FUND IS IN
ESCROW SUSPEND ACCOUNT UNTIL YOU RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE,
YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF US$5,000.00 HAVE BEEN
TRANSFERRED CORRECTLY TO YOUR ADDRESS AND THE MTCN  WILL BEEN SENT TO YOU
IMMEDIATELY WE RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE TO ENABLE YOU  PICK
UP YOUR  FIRST PAYMENT WHICH IS US$5,000.00   FREELY FROM ANY OF OUR
CORRESPONDENT WESTERN
UNION OFFICE IN YOUR
STATE.

MEANWHILE SEND THE $82 USD TO US
IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE IMMEDIATELY
.
 




THIS  IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT
WHICH IS US$5,000.00  IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THE TRANSFERRING /RECONFIRMATION
FEE  FROM YOU ,AND  I WILL RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE IMMEDIATELY AND SEND YOU
THE MTCN WHICH  YOU WILL USE   PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT FROM
ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT WESTERN UNION OFFICE IN YOUR STATE
.

WHY WE NEED YOU TO SEND US THE $82 USD  IS BECAUSE WE
TRIED TO DEDUCT THE MONEY FROM YOUR FUND BUT THE MINISTER ADMINISTRATOR TRUST
FUND OF BENIN TOLD US THAT NO ONE HAS RIGHT OVER YOUR FUND AS IT HAVE BEEN
SIGNED AND STAMPED THAT NO MONEY SHOULD BE DEDUCTED UNTIL IT GETS TO YOUR HANDS
FOR SECURITY PURPOSE.

URGENT IN SENDING  THE $82
USD TO ENABLE US PROCEED ON RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE FROM THE OFFICE IN
CHARGE .SEND THE FEE WITH THE NAME OF OUR PROTOCOL OFFICER DIRECTLY WITH THE
INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU AS OUTLINE BELOW.
 
RECEIVER  NAME ————MR. PIUS
AKWUOBI.
COUNTRY—————–BENIN
REP.
CITY--------
COTONOU.
QUESTION– HOW
LONG?
ANSWER———–TODAY.
AMOUNT————–$82 US
Dollars.
 
YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED IMMEDIATELY YOU
MAKE THE PAYMENT. 

REGARDS
  
 
Mr
Frank Ken     

FOREIGN
OPERATION
MANAGER 
WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER BENIN
REPUBLIC

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