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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: Amed Yanki <johnsonbello645@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Amed Yanki <westernunion0558@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 00:59:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Payment,


Good day,

There is an issue involving €1.500.000.00 Euros which was called to Our Bank (CAPITAL CITY BANK) from THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF BENIN REPUBLIC concerning your compensation of €1.500.000.00 Euros has been forwarded to WESTERN UNION Agent Office and an instruction has come directly from Mr. Andrew Jack of Ministry Of Finance.

He asked us to start sending your fund install mentally €5,000.00 per a day through International WESTERN UNION transfer.This type of transfer means, you will be receiving €5,000.00 everyday through the International WESTERN UNION transfer until the total of €1.500.000.00 Euros is completely transferred to you.

As a matter of urgency,to effect your first payment of €5,000.00 through WESTERN UNION, Now you have to Contact Mr. Lucky Odeh,
the director WESTERN UNION on his info below as he is the person in charge of your payment.

The International WESTERN UNION Agent Office:
Name: Mr. Lucky Odeh
Phone: +229 982 982 52
 

Here is the details you needed to forward to them, in order to help you pick the first payment of your €5,000.00.

Reconfirm your address:
Your Name....
Country.....
Phone No...
Address...
City....
Age.....
Sex.....
Occupation.....

Regards,
Mr. Amed Yanki

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