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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: "Dr Jeff Nicolas" <djweimernn@lawusa.com>
Reply-To: uniteddesk5@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:44:41 +0100
Subject: Update from WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE:
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 473 LIEU, DE AKPAKPA ROAD.
Welcome to Western Union ( adm.files.acc@hotmail.com )
DATE: 14/10/2016


Dear Customer ,

You have an inheritance fund worth sum of $3.800.000.00 USD deposited in our office by Mr. Sylvester Iheachor director in charge of international monetary fund(IMF). We are authorized to be sending you $5000usd on daily basis until the total fund is completed.

We have today transferred your first installment payment available for you to pick up at any western union office nearest to you, but still "on hold" because the payment has to be activated and legalized in the Finance Court here before we can proceed with the releasing of the fund to you, because of the huge amount involved and the period the fund will take to be completely sent to you.

However, to activate and legalize the transaction you will have to send US$ 89 which is for the finance court legalization of the transaction.

So send the fee with this below info via western union so that every thing will be taken care of here and you will start receiving your daily fund over there in your country.

Payment Information

Receivers Name: Bona Fabi
Country: Benin Republic
Text Question--Hi
Answer--Hi
Amount--US$ 89 us dollars only
Mtcn-----

Once this fee gets to us here we will activate the below first payment information of US$5000 and it will reflect in your country to enable you pick it up immediately.

Finally, We want to assure you that your first payment of $ 5,000 us dollars is available to pick up by you, but it is on-hold because of the required charges of $ 89 us dollars needed for the activation and legalization of the transaction, before you will have access to copy the information and locate any nearest Western Union Office in your Country and collect your first payment of $ 5,000 us dollars only.

Sender Details:

Senders first Name:-------------------------------------------Sylvester

Senders second Name:----------------------------------------Iheachor

Money Transfer Control Number(MTCN):------------104-739-5860

We waiting for the payment information as soon as the required charges of $ 89 us dollars is sent with above information, so that we can proceed activation and legalization of the transaction and you will have access to commence picking up your daily payment.

Best Regard
Dr Jeff Nicolas
General Manager
Western Union Office
www.westernunion.com

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