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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: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <blueswan@indosat.net.id>
Reply-To: infoi.f@post.com
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 23:28:16 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: 20000: PLEASE PICK UP THE MONEY USD$10,000.00 OUR FIRST PAYMENT
FROM THE WESTERN UNION


11 NATIONAL ROAD, MUSINA (MESSINA), LIMPOPO,ZASOUTH AFRICA.Tel:+27-(0) 78 127 3459Email:treasury.dept@englandmail.com------------------------------------------------------ATTN:WESTERN UNION WINNER,CONGRATULATIONS!!YOU HAVE WON GBP£2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS)ONLY YOUR E-MAIL I.D. EMERGED AS ONE OF THE THIRTY THOUSAND FINAL RECIPIENTS OF A CASH GRANT/DONATION OF (GBP£2,500,000.00) ONLY IN THE WESTERN UNION E-MAIL DRAW 2015, FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR PRICE YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE BELOW INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL WITH YOUR REF.(WUNT/768/SA/).We have finally arrange and concluded to transfer your outstanding Award Lottery fund payment of £2, 500,000.00 GBP (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) only that should be total equivalent to $3,878,388.01 USD US Dollar, Its further equivalents to €3,475,843.20 EUR Euro only batch by batch through Western Union Money Transfer. Via our foreign correspondent, note that we did made two transactions today to you each transaction is $5,000.00 USD Please kindly pick up our first two installment payments of USD$10,000.00 which was sent to you below are the MTCN NO# to pick up the funds immediately without further delay.Due to daily limit via Western Union policy their terms and condition please pardon us by picking up this fund little by little until the transaction finally been completed the amount that you're excepting to receive from us sorry for the inconveniences this may course you during this transaction due to time frame schedule and South African Government policy to have it finalized in time bear with us please pick this amount today then first thing tomorrow morning we’ll still transfer another payment for you to pick up at any nearest Western Union office there in your (CITY) within 10 minutes.NOTE: THIS TWO MTCN NUMBERS NEED TO BE AUTHORIZED AND COMMENCE IN OUR SYSTEM FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN PICK UP THE MONEY AT THE WESTERN UNION AGENT OFFICE THERE IN YOUR CITY: FOR US TO AUTHORIZE THE MTCN NO# YOU INSTRUCTED TO GET BACK TO US WITH YOUR DETAILS BELOW.The transfer MTCN numbers is already available for pick up by you. Kindly visit our official web site http://www.westernunion.com ,Find Tracking on the top right of the site page, and insert accordingly the details following the instructions below or Call our Customer Service Center (+1-800-325-6000) and following the instructions below tracked your transfer and confirmed information blow.=========================================MTCN NO#: 088-694-3669SERNDER'S NAME: Paul Peter AkyooCOUNTRY SEND: SOUTH AFRICAAMOUNT TO PICK UP NOW: USD$5,000.00-----------------------------------------MTCN NO#: 392-233-9352SERNDER'S NAME: Mr. Sutopo DriyawastyoCOUNTRY SEND: SOUTH AFRICAAMOUNT TO PICK UP NOW: USD$5,000.00=========================================Transaction Ref: TLL020020000012We refer to your request dated in August 2015 for D10 Payment via (WESTERN UNION) Transactions for $10,000.00 USD; we are pleased to confirm that this request has been completed.Should you require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Hotline anytime at +27-(015) 534 3091 (within South Africa), or +1 (800)-325-6000 (outside South Africa). For clients of Moneyweb Treasures, Treasures Private Client or Private Banking, please call +27-(0) 78 127 3459 (within South Africa) or +27-(0) 60 914 2791 (outside South Africa).FAX: +27 (0) 86 274 2908 or email us.KINDLY DO EMAIL US AT: treasury.dept@englandmail.comFOR INQUIRIES PLEASE EMAIL US AT: res.banksouthafrica@safrica.comTO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE MONEY DO EMAIL US AT: boardlink@inbox.lvPLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FILE FOR FURTHER STEP HOW TO CLAIM THE PRIZE.KINDLY FILL IN THE CLAIM FORM BELOW WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS AND RETURN IT BACK TO US TO ENABLE US PROCESS THIS TRANSACTION AMICABLY.BELOW IS THE COMPUTER PRINT OUT RECEIPT COPIES OF YOUR TWO TRANSACTIONS PAYMENT AVAILABLE FOR YOU.======================================================Send Money through Western Union®Reference Number: 529833Transaction Status: SuccessfulTransaction Date/Time: 5-09-2015 08:53:58 AMFrom Account: 3354961409 (Current)Amount: $5,000.00 USDMTCN: 392-233-9352Sender's Name: Mr. Sutopo DriyawastyoWU Reference No: 176046080Estimated Destination FCY Amount: US Dollars $5,000.00Exchange Rate: 13.8546 ZAR South African RandTax Invoice No.: 8877-091-150430-125000GST @13.8: 69,282.53 ZARTransaction Amount: $5,000.00Total Amount Payable: $5,000.00 USDPurpose Code: TRANSACTION OF R69,282.53 ZAR AND BELOWTest Question: What ColorAnswer: White=======================================================Send Money through Western Union®Reference Number: 171931Transaction Status: SuccessfulTransaction Date/Time: 5-09-2015 08:05:31 AMFrom Account: 3354961409 (Current)Amount: $5,000.00 USDMTCN: 088-694-3669Sender's Name: Paul Peter AkyooWU Reference No: 136056088Estimated Destination FCY Amount: US Dollars $5,000.00Exchange Rate: 13.8546 ZAR South African RandTax Invoice No.: 3324-990-351430-081204GST @ 13.8: R69,282.53 ZARTransaction Amount: $5,000.00 USDTotal Amount Payable: $5,000.00 USDPurpose Code: TRANSACTION OF R69,282.53 ZAR AND BELOWTest Question:What ColorAnswer:White=====================================================Kindly do fill in the form below by reconfirmed back your details to enable us speed up this transaction amicably without delay since this transaction has became overdue transaction and it has approved by the executive board of directors:(1) FULL NAME:---------------(2) DATE OF BIRTH:---------------(3) MARITAL STATUS-------------(4) OCCUPATION:--------------(5) HOME ADD----------------(6) ZIP:--------------------(7) CODE:-------(8) COUNTRY:-------------(9) NATIONALITY:--------------(10)CELL NO----(11)TEL:NO------(12)FAX:NO-------(13)PASSPORT COPY-----------We take this opportunity to thank you for using MONEYWEB PRIVATE iBanking.MONEYWEB PRIVATE Internet BankingSincerely,Prof.Mrs.TAMMY LEE MINAARExecutive chief operational serviceForex DeptMoneyweb Private BankSouth Africa.Email us at: buch@orange.snTel: +27-(0) 78 127 3459

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