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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: Jacqueline Hodgson <Hodgson.@star.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Jacqueline Hodgson <wunion300@foxmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:56:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Our Special Bonus for the Year 2016.

Dear Customer,

Base on the instruction passed to this Western Union department from the office of the New Governor Central Bank regarding to the Western Union bonus which your e-mail id was among, Are you ready to pick up this $5,000.00 usd sent today?

We have concluded to effect your payment through Western Union $5,000.00 daily until the sum of $1,500,000.00 USD is completely transferred, so contact the Western union Agent below with your information's to pick up this $5,000.00 now:

Name: Mr. Fredrick Lugard
TEL: +229 96 35 42 50
E-mail: wunion300@foxmail.com

You are to pay our transfer registration fees of $85 USD because we Have made all the necessary arrangement to set free the fund to your favor total $1,500,000.00 USD.

Here is the information were to send the office transfer registration fees of $85 usd to enable us proceed before we enter into New Year 2016 projects.

Receiver name: TADY UMEHE
Address Country: Benin Republic
Address City: Cotonou Benin.

As soon as we confirm the payment slip of the $85 today then we will proceed by releasing of your first payment of $5,000.00 usd immediately now.

Kindness & Regards
Mrs. Jacqueline Hodgson
Ministry Of Finance.

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