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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 <palsjude@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: western union <westernunion.1@barid.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:00:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attention Please,


17/11/2014


Attention Please,

 
It is our pleasure to bring you this good news that will official change your story to good first My Name is  Mr.Fred Amaka ,The new elected Manager of Western Union Office Benin Republic. I am writing this mail with deep sorrow,I saw your named on our file last week as the one of the most beneficiary which did not receive their fund valued $1.500,000.00 USD (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)  which suppose to be transferring at the rate of $5000.00 per

day during the time of Mr.Robert There is what called Tax clearance certificates which you suppose to obtain but you did not have it and that is only what you needed now from Tax Investigation Services which noticed that you are not a Benin Citizen. According to the instruction passed to this Western Union Department from the office of the (Tax Investigation Services) This will duly guarantee and cover the money as being legitimately acquired from the  Benin Government.
 
The reason i am emailing you this today is to inform you that mr.Robert has been sacked out and arrested due to his illegal work, I am here to inform you that the only thing that will lead you to receive your fund is by trusting me and follow my direction to obtain your Tax clearance certificates and that is only what you needed now from Tax Investigation Services which noticed that you are not a Benin Citizen.please respond back to me on this Email address (westernunion.1@barid.com) phone number (+229-988-997-10)According to the instruction passed to this Western Union Department from the office of the (Tax Investigation Services) This will duly guarantee and cover the money as being legitimately acquired from the  Benin Government.


You paid  amount in the past in order to get your fund which fails.Here i am to tell you that the reason you did not receive your fund is because  mr.Robert did not lead you to the direct way to get your Tax clearance certificates Bear it in mind that due to the mr.Robert attitude our federal Government has signed that your fund will not release to this Western Union until you get the Tax clearance certificates, So i want you to know that your fund of $1.500,000.00 USD (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDREAD THOUSAND DOLLARS)  still with the Federal Government account but it will release immediately to this Western Union Office as soon as you obtain the Tax clearance certificates.and also now you are to be receiving $2500 twice per day which is $5000.
 
so now i will like to know if it still interest you to receive this fund if YES kindly do reconfirm the below information to me on this Email address
(westernunion.1@barid.com) phone number (+229-988-997-10) to enable us send out our messager to the Tax Investigation Services to make an esquires over the Tax clearance certificates

Beneficiary full name to document...........
country/City................................
YOUR HOME ADDRESS:...............................................
YOUR CURRENT CELL PHONE:........FAX NUMBER:.......
YOUR AGE:......................................SEX:......................
MARITAL STATUSES:....................................................
OCCUPATION:.............RELIGION:..................................
COUNTRY:.....................................................................
A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE  OR ID IF ANY (Optional):................

 
I am here giving your guarantee and also 100 % Percent assurance that this is the only thing holding your fund transfer so please dont be afraid just give me

your benefit of doubt so that we offer you the best of our service , now i wait to hear from you.

Yours In service
Mr.Fred Amaka
New  Director western union Benin republic.


   

    


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