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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: Janet Yellen <janettyellen@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 08:25:02 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Western Union Send Money Worldwide
Welcome to Western Union Money Transfer office LAGOS
ADDRESS: 17, BP OPPOSITE POST OFFICE NIGERIA

ATTN: DEAR CUSTOMER,

I believe you received my previous email? Again I am Janet Yellen ,
the former Director of western union Nigeria, I came down here in
Nigeria for an ECOWAS meeting and i was searching for some files that
i left in this office while i was working here, I found out that you
have not received your fund amounted at $15 Million usd since last
year 2015, and i asked Mr Anthony Robert what happened that you have
not receive your fund and he said that you refused to pay the $100.00
to update your western union transfer file before starting your
transfer.

I am contacting you because the Director of the (IMF) International
Monitory Fund here in Nigeria said that they will divert all unclaimed
funds including your funds to the Government Treasury account ''BY THE
ENDING OF THIS MONTH''just because that you don't want to claim your
funds since the 2015 till date. So I want to hear from you today so
that I will know the reason why you rejected such amount of money
$15million which will change your life just because of $100.00

I want your urgent response as soon as you receive this email and
explain to me the reason why you have abandon your funds because of
$100.00. But if you don't need it then I can change your name
successful to another person so that this Government will not claim
this money but I know that you will not allow such thing to happen to
you in your life.

If you are finding it difficult to get the fee $100.00 immediately
then you can go ahead and send the half fee which is $50.00 so that
immediately you received your first payment $4,000 then you will send
the balance of $50 back to us, Please my dear I want to help you in
this final opportunity to receive this fund because it was a big shock
to me that you have not received your fund till date and I’m very
sorry for that, you will receive your fund before the end of this
meeting which will take us 3days and I will be here to monitor the
transaction until you receive your fund.

As a matter of fact, your first payment of $4000.00 is ready for you
to pick up at western union office now but still on hold until your
transfer file is updated today as soon as you've sent the fee.

HERE IS YOUR FIRST PAYMENT BUT IS ON HOLD,

Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N) **4-800-7632)
Senders First Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond
Senders Last Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . Thunder
Amount sent: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,000.00

Warning-- Do not go to western union store for the payment yet, till
you send the payment of $100.00 or half $50.00 today and get your file
updated as instructed by (head office of western union Nigeria Or else
you make yourself a fool and THIEF before your western union agent.

Once you send the payment today I will get back to you within 45
minutes after your transfer is updated with the Question and answer
for you to pick up your first payment immediately today, We advice you
to use the below information of our accountant to send the money:

Receiver name: _ _ _ _ Chika Maduko
Country: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lagos
City: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Nigeria
Question: _ _ _ _ _ _ _Final
Answer: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Payment
MTCN:
Sender Name:
Country:

Be rest assured that everything will be finalized the moment the $100
or half $50.00 is received from you today, you will start picking up
your daily payment of $4000.00 immediately until the total amount of
$1.5Million is completed.

Thank you

Best Regards
Janet Yellen
Former Western Union Director
Western Union Payment Department section X. office
Nigeria

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