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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: "Mrs. Theresa George" <WWW.@ninus.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Theresa George" <wunion563@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 07:26:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: #WUBONUS2015/2016

Western Union Headquarters:
Address: 12500 Belford Ave, Englewood, CO 80112,
United States.
(wunion563@gmail.com)

Dear Customer,Thank you for your prompt response, We wish you a prosperous New Year. Well, be informed that all you ought to do is to send us the below requested details to enable us proceed with your transfer today before the it will be too late. So please send us:

Your Receiver name:
Address:
Telephone Number:
City:
Country:
Text Question:
Text Answer:

As soon as we get these above details we shall proceed with your transfer immediately and send your payment details/slip for confirmation. Kindly help and assist us in the fight against spam by adding this code of conduct in every email conversations to differentiate between our email and any other third party.

#WUBONUS2015/2016
Your Receiver name:
Address:
Telephone Number:

Note!!! The maximum amount you will be receiving per day is $5,000 and you are expected to pay for your transfer
charge,Thank You.

As soon as we get these above details we shall proceed with your transfer immediately and send you your payment details/slip for confirmation. Kindly help and assist us in the fight against spam by adding this code of conduct in every email conversations to differentiate between our email and any other third party.

#WUBONUS2015/2016

Contact Mrs. Theresa George via email:(wunion563@gmail.com)

Regards..........Western Union Money Transfer®
Corporate Headquarters
12500 E. Belford Ave;
Englewood, CO 80112
USA.
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