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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: Customer Cares <customercares@cantv.net>
Reply-To: westernunionoffice505@kimo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 06:05:14 -0430 (VET)
Subject: HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

 
Hello.

Hope you still remember that,this your fund of (USA)$800,000.00 is long over

due in our vault and by our rules and

regulations, we are not authorised to
keeps any fund here in our care for a long period of time,Order from above.

This office is still offering Our First and Last annual KIMO BONUS AWARD for

the year 2014 which will end very soon to help

our customers to receive their fund/money left in this office before

entering to our New year project for the year 2014.

Track your first payment of $4,000.00 with western union website;

(https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?

country=BJ)it is available for pick up by the receiver,

Number (MTCN) 5771236218
Sender's First Name:___ Pacome
Sender's Last Name:_____ Segodo

Warning---Do not go for the fund yet,

Contact person:Mr Gary Nelson.
EMAIL;westernunionoffice505@kimo.com
PHONE;(+229-96-73-50-04)
CODE OF CONDUCT(505)

HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

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