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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 <u.weist05@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: WESTERN UNION <jimpaul3@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:28:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: total sum of $900.000.00


Western Union Money Transfer
Address:No 225 Ilogbo Express Road ,
Lagos layout  Nigeria.
Phone  +234-081-66707793.
Fax:   +234 089-91594700
www.westernunion.com
 
Attention: My Dear Customers
 
This is to notify you about the latest development concerning all the
 payment that are left in our custody which yours are inclusive, besides
your were given a bill of $330, in order to receive your payment of
which we didn't hear from you for sometime now. Hence, our western union
 Head office is now offering a Special BONUS to help all our customers
that are having their payment in our custody due to price.

I am writing to inform you that I have some funds at hand to assist you to complete your transaction here in our custody, but it's not yet complete and secondly you have to assure me that after I help you on this matter, and as soon as you receive your first installation payment that you will return my supported money back to me?. The reason why I want to help you out is because if this fund last for more than a year in our custody it will transfer to Government account. Therefore, I need your urgent respond today so that we shall finalize the transfer of your $4500.00.

Thanks and God bless as am looking forward to hear from you as the funds beneficiary, remember that you will only receive one payment a day until your total sum of  $900.000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only) is transfer to you completely.
 Here is content email  ( wsetern_uiion@hotmail.com )
Call us +234-816670 7793

Best Regards
Mr.Dennis West.
Foreign Operation Manager.

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