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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 PETER MOORE <hr@mcdegypt.com>
Reply-To: <westernu399@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:38:17 +0100
Subject: Attention From western union office benin repulice

Attention Dear.

We the western Union W/U are here to informed you that your
payment of
$5000 dollars have been paid online this morning and we are
sending
you the information now so that you will pick your fund, but
we are to
informed you that you will send us the sum of $75.00 dollars
for the cost
of the transfer before you will be able to pick up yours
payment.

Here below is your payment of 5000 dollars, you are free to
track and
see that your payment has been made. www.westernunion.com.

MTCN:3984616619
sender: Tanya Horton
Amount:$5,000.00
Question: code
Answer: 222

Please as I told you have to send us the sum of $75 dollars
for the
cost of the transfer (TRANSFER CHARGE) and immediately you
send this
fee $75 dollars do call me and then +22968499570 so that we
will
released your payment immediately for you so that you will
pick it as
well as you make the peyment. And contact email(westernu399@yahoo.com.hk)

Here are the information you are to use and send the fee $75
dollars via western union or Money
Gram.

RECEIVER NAME-- ALEXANDER MMOCHAL
COUNTRY---BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY----COTONOU
QUESTION--WHEN
ANSWER--TODAY
MTCN---
SENDER NAME--

Thanks we are waiting to hear from you by mail or phone
call, have a
nice day with your family

Sincerely
MR PETER MOORE
+22968499570.



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