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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 James <offceifo@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: wester.nunion@ymail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:18:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WORLD WIDE: PEASE CALL ME +22967439421





 
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WORLD WIDE:

OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. COTONOU


Office: pease call me +22967439421
We
are instructed to send your fund to your address in your city from the
financial department here in Western Union Office Benin Republic.you
will be receiving your funds ( $7000 U.S.D ) per day and you will
receive the total sum of $1.8Million U.S,Dollar.
 
How are you
doing my dear ? and how is your family over there and your business also
and how is your family with hope that all is doing good with you and
your family over there ?
 
This is to inform you that the all the
arrangement for your first payment $7,000 dollar release have been
approve this morning and all the necessary thing for you to start
receiving your payment in your country have made this morning so that
your payment will be sent to you in your city immediately .
 
But
there is a little problem now because the federal high court and IMF
demand for the transfer permit so that they will approve your payment in
your name and release your payment in your city so that you will pick
it as soon as possible you will follow this instruction now ?
 
I
have tried all i can do so that they will allow you to start receiving
your first payment of $7,000 dollar today but they said that you have to
send $165dollar for your transfer permit so that they will release your
payment immediately you will send the money today without any more
delay .
 
Below is the information of today $7,000 track it is in
our website ,just past this link then it will show you where to enter
the MTCN and the first Name and the Last Name and then crick CHECK it
will show you that your first $7,000 is there for you to pick up as soon
as you will follow the instruction giving to you ?

    
to
see that it is available to pick up by the receiver, but if we didn’t
here from you soon we'll pick it up from line for security reason to
avoid hackers stealing the money online.
 
FIRST  NAME_____ANI
SECOND NAME____MIKE
 COUNTRY:________Cotonou / Benin Republic
 Text Question____TODAY
 Answer_____________NOW
MTCN_____0569397621
AMOUNT_____$7000USD

All
i need from you now is your trust and your understanding so that you
will start receiving your first payment as soon as you will send the
money today and your first $7,000 will be release to you today also ,it
is very urgent that you will follow this instruction now so that within 4
hours from now you will start receiving your payment immediately
because it will be release as soon as you will send the money today ?
 
It
is very urgent that you will do this today so that you will start
receiving your first payment immediately you will send the money today
because all the arrangement for your first payment release have made
this morning ,I wait to hear from you as soon as possible so that i will
know what to do next for the release of your first payment to you today
.
 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION FOR YOU TO SEND THE MONEY THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
 
Receiver Name: NWABUNWANN MARCEL
City:  Cotonou
Country: Benin Republic
Text Question: When
Test Answer: Now
Amount $100 dollar
Sender Name..
mtcn


Call
this number immediately send you have send the money and also update us
with the MTCN number to enable us issued your first payment MTCN number
okay
>From The Desk Of Mr James L.Williams Yours in service
DIRECTOR NAME :Mr James L.Williams CALL DIRECTOR :AT.pease call me +22967439421  
E_mail,(wester.nunion@ymail.com) 
 

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