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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: From United Nation <bhaviksha@powerconnect.co.zw>
Reply-To: "Mr.BEN S. BERNANKE" <w.union101@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:19:38 +0200 (CAT)
Subject: Dear Valued Beneficary Contact the Western Union For your Mtcn

Dear Valued Customer

WE are here to inform you that your payment- through-western union $4,500 as daily payment has been sent out of the total $1.5million which is your conpensaction fund from United Nation, Director MR. BEN S. BERNANKE is
incharge of the Transfer so email the western union Agent with your payment receiving detail such as name,phone contact and address

Name:Mr.BEN S. BERNANKE
Email: w.union101@yahoo.com
TEL: +229-98409986

So hasten up and give the agent a call to process your payment at once.Ask him for the MTCN sender name and test Question/Answer to pick up your first payment of $4,500.

Thanks
United Nation Of Benin Republic

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