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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. Christ Donald." <augustine.obiorah@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "MR. Christ Donald." <westernunionmanagement240@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:15:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: WESTERN UNION 2014 BONUS ALERT


 WESTERN UNION 2014 BONUS ALERT

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE GIVING AWAY BONUS 2014 TO ALL OUR BENEFICIARY AND YOUR EMAIL WAS AMONG THEM , AS A RESULT OF YOUR OUT_STANDING FUND OF $1.5M , YOU ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO PAY $38USD INSTEAD OF THE FEE YOU WHERE ASK TO PAY BEFORE, THIS IS AS A RESULT OF BONUS 2014.AND YOU WILL PICK UP $5000USD TODAY  VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER DAILY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL FUND IS COMPLTED IMMEDIATELY WE CONFIRM THE PAYMENT RECEIPT OF $38USD.


RECEIVER NAME ......BEN EZE
NO.5 AKA ROAD OKOKO LAGOS
RECEIVER COUNTRY......NIGERIA
RECEIVER CITY .......LAGOS
TEXT QUESTION........MY
ANSWER........BONUS
FEE........$38USD
MTCN.......
SENDER NAME ..........

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