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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: "Daisy Binti Noor" <angiemolla@mova.com.pe>
Reply-To: wunion1663@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 08:31:59 -0500 (PET)
Subject: FROM WESTERN UNION OFFICE





This is the Western Union Money Transfer® - Money in A Minutes service.


Your Payment Order is #: WUMT-MY79106635/2016.

Welcome To Western Union Benin Republic.

Thank you for your patronage and for using western Union Money Transfer to
send money and receive, we are so happy to have a customer like you.


For using western union you details were put to the Ballot box for the
ongoing 2016 Western Union Money Transfer Beginning of the Year Bonanza
Draw.


You have won your self €550,000.00 euros. This fund will be given to you
through our office Western Union Payment Department Office, Detroit,
Michigan, USA or an Western union location within your area.

Your winnings sum will be paid installment with sums of €4500.00 euros
which will be sent to you in every Seven Hours (7hours) until the funds is
completely paid to you, this is as a result that €4500.00 is the maximum
limit our Western Union payment Department can send per transaction, we
are legally allowed to pay you till receive your winnings fund worth of
€550,000.00 euros.

The Following is the Western Union Money Control Number for your First
payment of €4500.00: 3125850067 WE HAVE TODAY AUTHORIZED LINKED YOUR FULL
€550,000 IN OUR DATABASE
SYSTEM, HERE IS THE FIRST RESULT OF YOUR €4500 INSTALLMENT.

Sender’s first name: JOSEPH
Sender’s Last Name: MOTIGWE
MTCN Number: 3125850067

Note that the above has not been activated for you to pick up because your
name has not been activated to it.

To enable us activate your payment immediately you would be required to
pay a small activation charge of €57. Please be informed that this charge
can not be deducted from your account because it’s bonded and has been
programmed till your final payment.

This would be paid once and will not be requested to pay it after your
transaction has been activated.

Send the 57 euros payment information to our Western Union payment agent
below as soon as it's done.

Upon the receipt of the €57.00, your programmed transaction will be
activated and you would enable you start receiving your winnings in €4500
installments.

The Receivers Information For The 57 euros is as follows:


Receivers Name: MARYAN ONWURAH
Country Benin Republic
City Cotonou
Text Question: Western?
Answer: Union
Amount to be sent: €57.00 euros

MTCN:
Senders Name:
Senders Address:

Immediately we receives the payment, our Western Union payment Department
shall activate your programmed transaction to enable you receive your
first installment payment of €4,500 immediately. Please Note: this control
number (3125850067) should be kept very safe and secret for your own
security, to avoid someone else tempering with you funds.


We congratulate you in Advance. Winnings Claims Bonanza Department Western
Union Money Transfer Office. Thank you for using Western Union!

Yours truly
Mr. West Figo
Tel:+2349038594184
For Western Union Payment Service.


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