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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: Office Fill <officefill387@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: western_union44@qatar.io
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 23:52:39 +0800 (CST)
Subject: PICK UP YOUR $10,000 DAILY BY WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE









Attn Sir,

Now
we have arranged your payment of ($4.8millions)Four Millions Eight Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars to be sent to you through Western Union Money
Transfer,We will be sending the money to you via Western Union Money Transfer.,
the amount you will receive per day is $10,000.

Now you are free
to contact Western Union Money Transfer Office via email or phone as listed
bellow for an immediate release of your funds to you

Mr.Tanti
Dako,
Western Union Department
Financial Bank Benin,
Tel:+229-9977 39
04
E-mail: ( western_union44@qatar.io )

Note that the administrator
payment need this details from you to process your payment:

Receiver
name-----------------
Country-----------------------
City--------------------------
Tel---------------------------
Test
question-----------------
Answer------------------------
sex__________________
Occupation.....................
age__________________
ID___________________

Comply
now because as soon as you sent this required details to Mr Tanti Dako, he will
start sending your payment by Western Union Money Transfer.His contact email is(
western_union44@qatar.io )

Regards,
Sensev Maddox

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