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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: "Barrister Jack Don." <foreigntransferinvestigat@tlen.pl>
Reply-To: wunion567@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:26:02 -0500 (COT)
Subject: Attention, Beneficiary.

Attention, Beneficiary.

Now we have arranged your payment of ($1.500,000.00 M) One Million and Five
Hundred united state dollars in atm payment card to be sent to you through
western union money transfer payment:

Your payment will sending to you by western union, the amount you will receive
per day is $5000Usd The minister trust funds of Benin Republic will send you the
currently standards track details you need to pick up your ($5,000.00) payment
by western union, you will receive every day till you receive the
($1.500,000.00) united state dollars, But If you still need us to send you atm
card let me know.

The director administrtor trust funds have already signed your payment, now you
are free to comply with wemaco payment office on this email: (
wunion567@yahoo.fr)

However, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your
payment by western union per $9,000.00 a day.
Dr Benson Charls,
western union department
Financial Bank Benin,
Tel Phone: .+229-681-525-83
E-mail: ( wunion567@yahoo.fr )

The financial western union payment canter has been mandated to issue out your
payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s)
or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.
Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process your
payment:

Receiver name..................
Address.............................
Occuption.........................
Country.............................
Tel.....................................
Test question....................
Answer.:...........................
Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Dr Benson Charls
he will start sending your payment by western union Regards,call him on his tel
phone numbers as soon as you send him an email to enable him proceed the
transfer to you today.+229-681-525-83
Thanks and have a nice day.

Barrister Jack Don.



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