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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" <western-union@unam.mx>
Reply-To: wumt.center@kimo.com
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:44:43 -0700
Subject: Re:

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WESTERN UNION®

Case File Number: 03-CV-910A/MY/WU13
Authorization Code: (32b1M/58UN6)

Date of Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013.
Local Time: 04:09 PM (MYT).


Attention: Beneficiary,

RE: PAYMENT RELEASE NOTICE.

This is to apprise you that, the sum of $1.9m USD was paid out to us by the United Nations in conjunction with Microsoft, with an attached Authorization Code as: (32b1M/58UN6).
They have successfully deposited this sum with us here at Western Union, Malaysia.

Furthermore, you are to receive $10,000.00 USD by an installment process for a period of 190 days, to make a completion of the total sum.
[ i.e, $10,000.00 USD X 190 = $1,900,000.00 USD ].


E-mail Mrs. Alizah Moh'd Noor on: [wu.center@kimo.com] with the under-listed required info, to re-confirm your data and to start up all processes at ones;
*Name in full *Address *Sex *Age *Tel/Fax & *Country.

You can also call our service line on: [+(601)-483-41060] for any inquiries on the above message.


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