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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: WESTERN UNION PAYMENT FILE <emailoffice7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: westernunionpayment840@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:14:24 +0800 (CST)
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR ESTEEMED CUSTOMER






















 














FROM
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.  COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455
AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU. 


 


Good
Day Dear Customer.

 
We
received your compensation valued US$2.5millon from Mr. Paul Wilson, the new
manager of International monetary fund’s (IMF) office Benin Republic he
instructed us to send $5,000.00 to you daily until the full amount of  (US
$2.5millon) is completed. Furthermore do not contact anyone again regarding fund
transfer again because it doesn’t cost much to receive your
funds.
 
I
wish to let you know that we the western union money transfer office here in
Benin republic are the one who withheld the payment information’s sent to
you.
 
After
we have gone through your payment file, we discovered that all the documents
that back up this your funds (US $2.5millon)  in your file needed to be
re-newing and legalized to enable us to proceed and dispatching of your payment
information of $5,000 us dollars daily until the full amount of  (US $2.5millon)
is completed.
 
The
amount it will cost you for the re-newing and legalize the documents in your
payment file is the sum of $315.00 us dollars we want you to be rest assured
that once we confirm the required fee ($315.00) to renewing and legalized your
file.
 
Your
payment will be release for the immediate daily pick up, we promised you that
your fund of $5,000.00 daily will be forwarding to you immediately and nothing
will hold it anymore,
 
So
go ahead and send the required fee $315.00  us dollars meant for re-newing your
file for payment today so that by next hour , you will start receiving your
$5,000.00 daily as agreed, below here are the information’s you will use to send
the $315.00 us dollars through western union money
transfer,
 
Receiver’s
name:..... Mr. Peter mark.
Country:................Benin
Republic.
City:..................Cotonou.


Zip
Code:............+229
Test
question:..............god?.
Answer:...................the
creator.
Amount:.................$315
.00.
MTCN
number: ...........??
 
Note:
the required fee of the renewing and legalizing of the documents in your payment
file and it cannot be deducted from your funds   (US $2.5millon) from our side
for this is our mode of operation or manipulation.
 
As
soon as this office receive the renewing fees as stated above. The complete
information of your pick up will be release to you.
 
This
is in accordance to our country law, with section   13(1)(n) of the national act
as adopted in 2007 and amended on 21first Mache 2011 by the constitutional
assembly.
 
This
is to protect customers’ funds.
 
Please
don't forget to send the MTCN number to us immediately you send the money and
make sure that you send with this information to avoid mistake ok.


 
REGARD

MR,
JIM ROBERT, THE CHAIRMAN OF
WESTERN
UNION DEPARTMENT BENIN REPUBLIC.
CALL
+229-673=589=51



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