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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "fd2sl@admin.in.th" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Joy Holt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fd2sl@admin.in.th>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 12:19:16 -0700
Subject: PICK-UP YOUR PAYMENTS TODAY.

Western Union Head-office,
West Africa Zonal Unit,
Phone: 234-817-005-3332.

Reference to the payment-order from the United

Nations Funds Payment Office, Ecowas zone. Our

office was mandated to release your payments

valued $650,000:00 USD to your name as

compensation from the agency due to your

inability to receive the total funds from bank

to bank wire transfer. We have just send the

first of $5,000 USD to you right now. Down here

is the payment information except Question and

answer. It is programmed $5,000 USD per day to

your name.

You can track the payments transfer online by

copy and paste:

https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.a

sp?country=CN

Transfer (MTCN) no: 2081288046
Sender's first name: Henry
Sender's last name: Okafor
Amount released: $5,000 USD

The total funds on your name here is

$650,000.00. Quickly get back to us to enable

us give you the Security Question and Answers

today, so that you can pick-up the available

funds immediately. Please contact the Western

Union Payment officer for the details of your

first payment of $5,000 USD and reconfirm your

correct details that you will like the first

transfer to be program with such as Receivers

Name, destination where you will like the

transfer to be send to and your cell phone

number for urgent communication if the need

arise. Contact him today through info below:

Mr. Collins Favours.
(Payments Director)
Western Union Office,
Phone: +234-817-005-3332.
Email: (fd2sl@admin.in.th)

Please reply now and can call phone:

+2348127970959 for confirmations.

Thanks and God Bless

Mrs. Joyce Holt.

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