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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 Luis Opitca" <lineoffice646@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wwwonlinebankwesternunion@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 03:28:56 -0400
Subject: Re,URGENT REPLY (THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS)

Attention your MTCN 575 220 2045

we stopped sending your money since 2013 because of spam emails you
were receiving from people that claim to be western union.
We were confused about this so we have tried and have arrested some of them.
Now the situation has cooled down and we have started sending money to
the whole people concerned.
The new arrangement is that what you will receive everyday is $4000.00
and what you will pay everyday to receive this fund is $150 everyday,
but this is the begining so you can go ahead and pay whatever you have
at hand to receive it so that when you receive the first payment you
will be able to pay $150 everyday.
Your first payment has already been sent, this is the MTCN;575 220 2045
track it, but you cannot pick it till you send any amount as I told
you.

Click this link: https://wumt. westernunion.com/asp/
orderstatus.asp?country=global

Sender: Cynthia Farnsley,
MTCN No: 575 220 2045
Text Question....Honesty
Answer.............Trust
Amount.............$4,000,00
Country............Benin Republic
Western Union Office Department

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Send it to the info below pease no mistake in the receiver name to avoid delaying:
1.RECEIVER NAME:.........Prince John
2.COUNTRY:............. BENIN REPUBLIC .
3.CITY :............... COTONOU .
4..TEST QUESTION:....HONEST
5.TEST ANSWER:......TRUST.
6.AMOUNT .....?
7.SENDER'SNAME....

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