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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" <wumt017@wumts.ng.tn>
Reply-To: <w.bureau@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 16:33:12 -0700
Subject: Dear Customer

Dear Customer,

This is to report to you that our Western Union Bureau have received a correspondence from the Federal High Court as cancellation notice for your funds transfer to be deleted from foreign payment file in this month of April, 2016. The Western Union Management desires to inform you that your funds transfer with us has been programmed among the five (5) transactions that would face cancellation soon.

With all due respect, I write to update you on the process to which your funds transfer stands at present. I paid Barrister Philip and used the money to obtain the document but the process remains a little which is stamp and signing of the document by the necessary signatory in the person of Mrs. Linda Yaesinga.

Please, you are to inform Barrister Philip so that he will be aware of the request for stamp & signing. Also, you should tell the Barrister to get the Chief Justice of World Court posted on this issue, because; I don’t want any further trouble with anyone over this transaction again. Therefore, make sure you get every authority involved to know of the development so that our Western Union shall not be hold responsible for the delay.

After the document is stamped, signed & legalized, we will start the transfer immediately and update you with pick up details.

The stamp, signing & legalization total cost is $89 and I wait on your swift reply with transfer MTCN today.

You are to send $89 to the following information;

WESTERN UNION:
Receiver; Udo Chuks
Address; lot c, Godossu way
City; Cotonou
Country; Benin
Amount; $89
Question; Urgent?
Answer; Yes

Send the $89 by Western Union for our immediate action. You will pick up the $3,000 within some hours.

Western Union is a service people trust; save time, send money, earn rewards!

I am looking forward to your positive cooperation fairly soon.

Best Regards.

Mr. Dina` Raphael.
Western Union.
w.bureau@yandex.com

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