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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: david mark <www.@extra.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: david mark <unitedbank957@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 21:59:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn my Dear

Attn my Dear

I believed you have received this letter before. On behalf of the entire staff of the Western Union, My name is Mr.diplomat Johnson directed from USA. to Ghana/Togo Western Union Branch Manager, now resident in Cotonou Benin Republic. I am a citizen of U.S.A. am here now because of the scammers information all over in Africa mostly in Nigeria and Cotonou Benin Republic to make sure that all the belongings funds get to their foreign beneficiaries, which i sent you an e-mail since two days ago and i have not had back from you, what is going on my dear, are you still alive or not.

Congratulation to you regarding your fund of $1.5m dollars in the western union computer system and has the western union controller general i have just prepare for you your first 10 mtcn of $7,000usd, and i have just activated names into your 10 mtcn of $7,000usd for you to cash it immediately today so you make sure you send the remittance fee of $60 usd to the Western Union secretary to Cotonou Benin Republic,

Immediately you send it you send the information to my mailbox and you make sure you wait at the western union office in less than 30 minutes your complete 10 mtcn of $7,000 payment information will be release to you today.

Note:Beneficiary, your money is been protected by a insurance policy, which makes it impossible for we to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you.

This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the $7,000usd and hence must be provided by you. Below are your 10 mtcn information which i have activated your name into and has for the 10 mtcn i only gave you 8 digit but immediately you send the remittance fee, in less than 30 minutes your complete 10 digit will be release to you right inside the western union office.

(1)
SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 129 054 23**
(2)

SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 949 057 78**
(3)

SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 445 353 12**
(4)

SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 577 644 33**
(5)

SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 885 053 00**
(6)

SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N:133 070 66**
(7)

SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 414 600 81**
(8)

SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 778 133 72**
(9)

SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 753 700 22**
(10)

SENDER: TOM WEST
AMOUNT: $7,000 USD
QUESTION: CODE
ANSWER: TRUST
M.T.C.N: 662 004 17**

Dear Beneficiary, You are to send the remittance fee as from $60usd through western union money transfer to the western union secretary to Cotonou Benin Republic please make sure you send it today because i am right in my office waiting for you to make payment so that you can cash your $7,000usd today.

WESTERN UNION SECRETARY FOR YOU TO MAKE PAYMENT TODAY AND HERE IS OUR PAYMENT INFORMATION WHERE YOU HAVE TO SEND THE NEEDED FEE TO:

Receiver Name=========Jerry Ben
City===============Cotonou
Country============== Benin Republic
Test Question================Color
Answer=====================:Green
Amount==================$60
MTCN===================
Senders Name ===========

Dear Beneficiary, Your 10 mtcn of $7,000 is showing available for pick up by you the receiver so please don't fail to send the remittance fee of $60usd immediately.

Am waiting to hear from you as soon as possible once you send the payment on the above information
We trust God.

We are waiting for your information today .

Yours Sincerly ,
diplomat Johnson
Western union ,
Payment Department
Cotonou Republic Du Benin

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