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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Mike Lukas" <interpolcommitee@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unonwestern543@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 23:26:52 -0800
Subject: URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED NOW

Manager/Head of Dept
Cotonou Benin Republic
Service Time: 24HOURS

Hello Dear,
I write to inform you that we already issued those documents to
accompany your $1,500 payment each day. But the only problem we are
having right here is your personal signatures which the Federal
Administer of Fund Benin Republic requested that you must sign those
documents before we can transfer funds to you. However, I told the
officer in charge that it will not be necessary for you to come down
here due to your occupation or some other thing that may not allow you
to come down here to sign those documents yourself. The Minster
Administrator of Fund said that you should get an attorney to sign on
your behalf if you are unable to come down here in person.

I have negotiated with an attorney who would sign on your behalf. His
name is Sam Floyd. According to him you are to pay for the accredited
attorney. He is charging $88.00 to be paid before he gets those
documents signed in your favor. I told him to consider signing those
documents on your behalf today with a promise that you would pay him
back from the $1,500. Payment you suppose to receive tomorrow morning
if he gets those documents signed today.

And his respond is that you have to pay the accredited attorney fee of
$88.00 before signing those documents.
Well, I asked him for the very last time if he could allow you pay
half of his fee today with a promise that you would pay him the Remain
balance tomorrow from your $1500 payment at the western union office
once you pick up the $1500 payment. Well, he said that you should pay
the half of the fee $44.00 through Western Union.

Today He want me to ask you if you would be so kind to pay him back the
remaining $44.00 balance at the western union office once you picked up
the $1500 pay out each day. I am hereby this writing to ask you to let
me know if you would pay his balance immediately you pick up the $1500
payment. He wants you to pay half of $44.00 today if you are so kind to
pay the balance at the western union office once you picked up the
$1500 payment tomorrow. But if you are not kind enough to pay his
balance after picking the first transfer just do not bother yourself
not to reply because I won’t see another Attorney here to do this. Here
is information for you to pay $44.00 half of his fee through WESTERN
UNION today.

Send the half of the fee $44.00 today via Money Gram or Western Union:
1. Receiver Name: ======= Mike Ubah.
2. City===== COTONOU
3. Country: ====== BENIN REPUBLIC.
4. Question======== A?
5. Answer: ======== B
6. Amount: ======== US $44.00
7. Sender's Names:====
8. Sender's Address: ====
9. Contact Address: =====
10. MTCN: (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)?

The Attorney will get those documents signed as soon as he confirms the
half of his fee from you. I will advice you to pay him the half of
$44.00 and let him sign the documents and you will then pay the other
balance of $44.00 form your $1500 payment.
Sincerely,
Mr.Mike Lukas
Western Union Money Transfer Department
E-mail: unonwestern543@yahoo.fr

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