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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 Money Transfer <officemailfile@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: westnunion011@yahoo.com.my
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:36:16 +0200
Subject: THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE ( 307)



Western Union®
Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA
ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
WEB:http://site.www.westernunion.com/

We wish to let you know that the Hon. Minister of Finance has ordered
that the only money you will send now to receive your legal payment is
just $75.00 usd only.

Therefore you are directed to send the $75.00 usd required fee today
so that we can start releasing to you your $5,000.00 usd daily untill
your total funds of One Million Two hundrend thousand usd (
$1,200,000.00 usd ) is paid to you, but if you fail to comply by
sending this fee within 3 days of this order your total funds would be
confiscated and transfered to government purse,he said that this is
the final order. So We urge you to comply and send the $75.00 usd
immediately after you receive this email today so we can finalise
every thing today.

Note : You are to reconfirm your receiver's name as it is needed to
enable us send your first payment immediately we receive the $75.00
usd so that by tomorrow you will start receiving your $5,000.00 usd
daily.

Below are the payment information to send the $75.00 usd as instructed:

RECEIVER NAME:..........Mr. Obieluo Anthony
COUNTRY...........Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Text Question== In God
Answer...............We Trust.
Amount...............$75.00 dollar only

The moment We receive the payment of $75.00 we will release the first
payment informations of $5000 to you and you will pick up the money
and we will send you another money.

Hoping to hear from you.

Mr. Franklin Adebo.
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICEBENIN REPUBLIC
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE ( 307)
Western Union®
Welcome to Western Union
Send Money

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