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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 JAMES KUIT <w.moneytransfer91@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: westernu723@yahoo.com.tw
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:11:23 +0900
Subject: Welcome to Western Union:


--
WESTERN UNION MONEY
Welcome to Western Union:
Send Money Worldwide
FROM THE OFFICE OF WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT
REPUBLIC OF BENIN
Our Ref:WUMT0XX2/987
TELEPHONE : +229-99.33.69.47
WEB SITEwww.westernunion.com
Mr.LARRY SIMTH
Call +229-99.33.69.47

I want to inform you that we have already sent you $5000.00 US Dollars
through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer
your full over due payment total sum of $7.900.000.00 USD, via western
union by the Ministry of Finance.I tried reaching you on phone to give
you all the information on phone but I couldn't get through yesterday,

So I decided to email you the MTCN and sender name so that you can
pick up the $5000.00 to enable us send another $5000.00 today as you
know we will be sending you $5000.00 only per day. And it was agreed
that you will pay the transfer charge sum of $77 before the release of
the payment to you.

Please pick up this information and locate any western union around to
pick up the $5000.00 and call the Operation Manager Mr.LARRY SIMTH,
because he is the person in charge of your payment, and he can send
you another payment today once you contact him,

phone line Call +229-99.33.69.47

E-mail:( westernu723@yahoo.com.tw )

contact him once you picked up the $5000.00 today.
Below is the western union information to pick up the $5000.00; which
you will be receiving daily after you sent them their transfer charge
of $77 and it will serve as re-confirmation of your payment file in
their office.
Here is the Senders Information;

If you want to track it track it with this
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=BJ

1. SENDER FIRST NAME....SAHRIR
2.. SENDER SECOND NAME...SAAD
3.. TEST QUESTION...FROM ME
4. TEST ANSWER.....TO YOU
5. AMOUNT ...........$5,000 USD
6. MTCN............9167653719 (Available for pick up by receiver)
pick this information up to western union and send this money

They will be waiting to hear from you with the transfer charge payment
of $77 today;

Receiver Name....MR james Ogoua
Country------Benin Republic
Your. City-----Cotonou
Your.Question----AA
Your. Answer-----BB

Be advice that $77 transfer charge is compulsory as they told me that
is the only money you will pay until you receive your payment
completely. Endeavor to E-mail your direct telephone number because
you will call once the payment
informations is sent to you,
Regards
Mr JAMES KUIT,
Call him immediately you receive this massage +229-99.33.69.47

western union department.
REPUBLIC of BENIN.
CALL US AFTER THE PAYMENT
+229-99.33.69.47
WESTERN UNION MONEY




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