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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.BENJAMIN WILSON" <hopealivesure@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "MR.BENJAMIN WILSON" <newyearbonus2015@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:29:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: WESTERN UNION 2015 BONUS ALERT AND NEW YEAR BOONUS ALERT


 
WESTERN UNION 2015 BONUS ALERT AND NEW YEAR BOONUS ALERT

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE GIVING AWAY BONUS 2015 TO ALL OUR
BENEFIARY AND YOUR EMAIL WAS AMONG THEM , AS A RESULT OF YOUR
OUT_STANDING FUND OF $500,000,00(Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) YOU ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO PAY $98USD
INSTEAD OF THE FEE YOU WHERE ASK TO PAY BEFORE, THIS IS AS A RESULT OF
BONUS 2015.AND YOU WILL PICK UP $5000USD TODAY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER DAILY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL FUND IS COMPLETELY TRANSFERED TO YOU
IMMEDIATELY WE CONFIRM
THE PAYMENT RECIPT OF $98USD.

WE WILL GIVE YOU THE WESTERN UNION PAYMENT INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO
SEND THE $98 WHICH IS FOR THE SIGNING OF YOUR PAYMENT REGISTRATION
FILE,MEANWHILE YOU ARE ADVISE TO REPLY THIS MAIL WITH YOUR FULL NAME,HOME
ADDRESS,COUNTRY,STATE,AGE,OCCUPATION.

CONTACT US THROUGH THIS EMAIL(newyearbonus2015@outlook.com

CALL US WITH THIS LINE...+2347067860210

MR.BENJAMIN WILSON
GENERAL MANAGER OF
WESTERN UNION HEAD
QUATER LAGOS NIGERIA

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