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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. Issac Orjibuego" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wu_pay@terra.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 18:55:20 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION:MY DEAR,

ATTENTION:MY DEAR,

How are you doing today,I write to inform you that we already issued those documents to accompany your $5,000 payment each day. But the only problem we are having right here is your personal signature which the Federal Administrator 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 things that may not allow you to come down here to sign those documents by yourself. The Minister 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 think this way is the best and the only way forward for you to receive the funds. I have negotiated with an attorney who will sign on your behalf. According to him you are to pay for the accredited attorney. He is charging $200.00 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 will pay him back from the $5,000 payment you suppose to receive this evening if he gets those documents signed this morning.

And his response is that you have to pay the accredited attorney fee of $200.00 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 will pay him the remain balance tomorrow from your $5,000 payment at the western union office once you pick up the $5,000 payment. Well, he said that you should go ahead and pay the half of the fee $100.00 through Western Union Or Money Gram today. He needs me to ask you if you will be so kind to pay him back the remain $100.00 balance at the western union office once you picked up the $5,000 pay out each day. I am hereby to writing this message to ask you to let me know if you will pay his balance immediately you pick up the $5,000 payment?

He wants you to pay half of $100.00 today if you are so kind to pay the balance at the western union office once you picked up the $5,000 payment in the evening. 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.when you get back to me i will give you information to make the half payment of $100.

You have to hurry up to enable me proceed for the transferring of your total inheritance wining funds of $6,7m.Send The half of the fee $100.00 today via Western Union or Money-Gram; Supply back to us the Western Union or Money-Gram payment update to direct to our official email address:( wu_pay@terra.com )

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 $100.00 and let him sign the documents and you will then pay the other balance of $100.00 form your $5,000 payment.

I await your compliance.
Mr. Issac Orjibuego
Treat Urgent

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