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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 DEPARTMENT <officemaill01@mailbox.co.id>
Reply-To: <office_moneytransferr@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:54:23 -0700
Subject: FROM WESTERN UNION DEPARTMENT

FROM THE WESTERN UNION DEPARTMENT
HSC 1894 WESTERN LONDON ROAD.
455 AGBOKOU,DANKWA ROAD ACCRA GHANA,
NAME:MR.KWABENA DUFFOUR
PHONE: +233-542816747
REF: CBN/IRD/-NY-CBX/021/11
RE: RSVX /07342/01/11

WESTERN UNION INSTALL MENTAL PAYMENT ONLY.

Attention,

Security payment Identification Number: XWUNTM000182

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract
Unclaimed file presently on my desk, and we found out that you have not
received your payment due to lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the
obligations giving to you in respect to your winning Unpaid from the
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY OFFICE.

Your Lottery Over-due payment , please confirm for immediate release.
Get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning your award
winning Funds. Sequel to your none reply of my earlier email to you
dated today. On behalf of the Trustees and Executors to your winnings
file of Funds month ago, I wish to notify you that your name And Email
Address appeared in the central computing system in our ministry as the
rightful owner for the unpaid beneficiary as the statement of the Funds
and your entitled part payment of your total Winning funds of
$2,500,000.00 Million through Western Union Money Transfer System Easter
celebration in this New Year season as authorized by Federal Ministry of
Finance and Federal Reserve, with the Central bank.

After the Law Enforcement judgment between the UNITED NATION
ORGANIZATION Agent Miss Aloid Bettyswiz and Compensation finance head
office, The meeting held today, with the aforementioned Office and
Banks, the Concluded arrangement has appointed our office (Western Union
Money Transfer) to pay your unpaid fund through western union electronic
system for your easy pickup and to avoid further unforeseen delay that
could make your fund not to get to you in a timely manner.

The Management of the UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION HEAD BRANCH here in
West LONDON have submitted your name, city and country information’s to
our office for endorsement & daily activation of your payment which has
been programmed to be transferred under installment at rate of $5,000
United States America Dollars daily as Western Union laws here does not
allow transferring funds above $5,000 at once from this country to
another, but will be sending under installment of $5,000 daily till the
amount is completely paid.

Secondly, you are hereby advice to stop dealing with your present
transaction, they are Fraudulent Offices and the non-officials member of
the Bank as this is an illegal act and you have to stop further
communication, if you wish to receive your payment immediately through
the Western Union Office.

You will pick up YOUR 1ST payment at any western union office nearest
to you as soon as you send the $264 USD endorsement & daily activation
file fee today.

WE ARE UNABLE TO DEDUCT MONEY OUT FROM THE WINNINGS,BECAUSE YOUR
WINNING CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN ISSUED.

SECTION A

You are advised to re-confirm to me your details as required below to
enable the release of your payment total funds worth $2,500,000.00
Million dollars to you as a matter of urgency with the required below
details immediately you are ready to send the $264.00 USD.

(1). Re-confirm your full names:
(2). Re-confirm Contact address:
(3). Re-confirm valid Phone #:
(4). Fax:
(5). Age:
(6). Occupation:
(7). Mode of Payment:

SECTION B

We wish to inform you based on a lot of junks mail flying over the
internet and some people are using advantage to collect account
information from people on internet for fraudulent purpose, that is
while it was assigned and approved by International Monetary Fund (IMF)
that your payment will come through Western Union Money Transfer system
and also your funds as been programmed to be release to you through
western union, twice a day, after collection.

As soon as the above are provided, Western Union department in
conjunction with Federal Ministry of Finance will contact you with the
Western Union Payment information to enable you cash your money daily.
The amount you will be receiving twice per day is US$5000.00 and the
MTCN number will be sending along with the Text Questions & Answers for
you to receive your fund through any Western Union Location in your
Country due to IMF Control, IRS and Home Land Security.

Our Regards and we are sorry for the inconvenience please bears with
us. Thanks for your co-operation and Waiting to hear from you soonest.We
look forward to serving you better.

Best regards,
NAME: MR.KWABENA DUFFUOR
Western Union Payments
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE ACCRA GHANA
PHONE: +233-542816747.

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