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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 JOHN ROBERT <wunion542@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: MR JOHN ROBERT <western.union119@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 02:07:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: THIS IS YOUR M.T.C.N :======6605740058


 Attention Dear,

This is to inform you that the America Embassy office was instructed to
transfer your fund $2.700,000.00 U.S Dollars compensating all the SCAM
VICTIMS, and your email was found as one of the VICTIMS by the America
security leading team and America’s representative officers. So between
today the 11th of January till 30th Of February 2015 you will be receiving
the sum of $5,000 dollars per day. However be informed that we have
already sent the $5,000 dollars this morning to avoid cancellation of your
payment, remaining the total sum of $2.700,000.00 DOLLARS. You have only
six hours to call this office upon the receipt of this email
the maximum amount you will be receiving per day “starting from today is
$5,000 and the Money Transfer Control Number of today is below.
NOTE; The sent $5,000 is on hold because of the instruction from US
Embassy’s Delegates, they asked us to place it on hold by requesting the
(Clean Bill Record Certificate) in order to fulfill all necessary
obligation to avoid any hitches while sending you the payment through
Western Union money transfer, the necessary obligation i mean here is to
obtain the (Clean Bill Record Certificate).
Below is the information of today, you may not be able to track it in our
website www.westernunion.com,because the obligation has not been carried
out.We haven’t effected it online for security reasons, to avoid hackers
stealing the money online.

SENDER'S NAME:====Ronald Mundy
ANSWER:==============TO YOU.
AMOUNT:===============$5,000 Only
M.T.C.N :===========6605740058

We need the below details from you, to enable us fully activate the
payment to your name for it to reflect in your country's western union
branch office,and to update our file records:

1. YOUR FULL NAMES:=========
2. Postal ADDRESS:==========
3. PHONE NUMBER:============
4. CELL NUMBERS:============
5. EMAIL ADDRESS:===========
6. SEX:=====================
7. AGE:=====================
8. OCCUPATION:==============
9. NATIONALITY:=============

Furthermore you are advised to call us as the instruction was passed that
within 6hours without hearing from you, Consider your payment canceled.
Number to call is the below listed managing director's office of the
release order:+22968809030.

Email them via (western.union119@outlook.com) immediately!!!
Thanks
MR JOHN ROBERT
Western Union Mgr Benin Rep.                              

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