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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 AKA" <rrrrrrrrr.hhhhhhh@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "MR.JOHN AKA" <westernunion8887@post.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:11:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) : 382-785-0242


 WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
INSTALLMENTAL PAYMENT OFFICE
Website: www.westernunion.com
ATTENTION
We want to inform you that your payment of $5000 has been sent today through
western Union and I want you to contact MR.JOHN AKA  immediately with his
email address email (westernunion8887@post.com) and here is
western union information to pick up your first payment $5000.00.usd today .
The money is available for pick up by receiver (you) if you check on our website
but you can not cash it due to its restriction from our head office for security reason
because it has stayed over the programmed time as we have been trying to reach
you for some days now but it has not been fruitful. Hence, the transaction was blocked
for security reason to prevent hackers from having access to it.
YOUR. RECEIVER———-
YOUR. COUNTRY——-
YOUR. CITY———–
YOUR. TELEPHONE———-
YOUR. TEST QUESTION——
YOUR. ANSWER———–
YOUR.. PASSPORT———–
HERE IS THE INFORMATION OF THE ONE WE SENT TODAY TO YOU BUT IT WILL
REMAIN ON HELD UNTIL YOU SEND US OUR TRANSFER CHARGES OF $350 BEFORE
WE CAN RELEASE IT TO YOU SO YOU CAN TRACK IT WITH OUR
Irrespective of the fact that it displays available for pick up when you track it, a clause
was placed on it for security reasons until we are sure you are available. Therefore you
can not cash it in any of our office due to the restriction from our head office which was
a security measure because the money have been on air for three days now and maybe at
risk. Hence, the mtcn has to be reactivated to enable you start cashing your fund from any
western union office in your city, vicinity, state. Etc. The reactivation of the MTCN will
cost you a token of $350. Once this is paid, our head office would release the fund on hold
so can start cashing your fund. To confirm this, please log on to
(http://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global)
and enter the sender’s info and mtcn below and click check status to see the availability
of the transfer.
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Sender’s Fist name: HERVE
Sender’s Last Name: ADJENIA
Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) : 382-785-0242
Question: Who Is Great
Answer: God
Amount: $5000.00USD

FINALLY UPDATE US WITH HE $350 USD TO ENABLE US PROCEED ON YOUR PAYMENT
IMMEDIATELY, BELOW IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO REMIT THE $350 USD
VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BEEN OUR TRANSFERRING CHARGE FOR
YOUR $5000.00 USD.
1.RECEIVER NAME:……… EMMA UDEH
2.COUNTRY:………………...BENIN REPUBLIC
3.CITY :…………………..COTONOU
4.TEST QUESTION:…………IN GOD
5.TEST ANSWER:…………..WE TRUST
6.AMOUNT:………………$350 USD
7.SENDER NAME……..
8.MTCN……
YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED.
With due respect please get back to me urgently after tracking the transaction online so I can
instruct you on how to send the $350 to us for the reactivation of the MTCN for the pick up of your
first $5000 to be picked up today.
Best Regards
MR.JOHN AKA
Phone number- +229-9993-2523
Manager Western Union Benin Republic

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