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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: Western Union Money Transfer <hombbssshhh@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Western Union Money Transfer <westernunionransfer@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 03:40:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: WESTERN UNION..VERY IMPORTANT


Western  UnionMoney Transfer. (WWW)
Address: PO Box 358 City: Trincity 
Country: Trinidad
 
Dear Customer,
 
The Western Union Money Transfer this morning has been instructed to
Transfer a total sum
of $ 1,500,000 USD (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only)
Directed in cash
credited to our account ending in WUMTxxxxxx5467 by the Financial Service
Authority (FSA) This agreement was made due to the relentless efforts you have
made to receive your Fund from overseas, the FSA in conjunction with the International
Monetary Fund has agreed to screen and redeem your Payment to you.
 
They contacted us
some couple of hours ago regarding your withheld compensation fund. Be informed
that all matters relating to your funds transfer has been fully regularized as
a final approval has been issued out in your favor and we therefore commence
the transfer process of your fund which have been authenticated few minutes
ago.
We advise you to
immediately respond to this mail with the listed Data below and any attached copy
of Identification, Once valid information is received, we would proceed and
effect your Payment which will be sent in the sum of $ 3,500.00 (Three Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars) every 4Hours with different MTCN NUMBER.
 
(1) Recipient Name:
(2) RecipientCity
/ State:
(3) Recipient Phone
Number:
 
NOTE: We would not
respond to any wrong information received in our database because, we will
verify your details with your account provider to make sure you are the
rightful owner before we make any authorized and legal Wire Transfer to your
name.
NOTE: There would be
an ITCR (INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER CHARGES RATE) fee of $ 165.00 to update your
account from our Database.
RESPONSE SHOULD BE
MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE
 
Sincerely,
Mrs. Cynthia Davidson
Western UnionTeam

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