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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: "MR.NELSON UBA" <tonyjohnson057@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nelsonuba1891@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 16:51:32 -0800
Subject: MINISTER OF FINANCE

FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU, ANKPA ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS
COTONOU. WEB: www.westernunion.com/

Contact Payment department;
Contact Email: nelsonuba1891@gmail.com

I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE MINISTER OF FINANCE DR NELSON
UBA HAS ORDERED THAT THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL SEND NOW IS JUST $39 US
DOLLARS SO THAT WE WILL START SENDING TO YOU YOUR $7000 US DOLLARS
DAILY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL FUND OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND
US DOLLARS $10.500,000.00USD IS PAID TO YOU AND IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY
BY SENDING THIS FEE WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THIS ORDER,YOUR TOTAL FUND
WOULD BE CONFISCATED AND IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO GOVERNMENT PURSE,HE
SAID THAT THIS IS THE FINAL ORDER. SO I URGE YOU TO TRY AND SEE THAT
YOU SEND THE $39 US DOLLARS IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL
TODAY SO THAT WE WILL FINALIZE EVERY THING TO TODAY,BY TOMORROW, YOU
WILL START TO BE RECEIVING YOUR FIRST $7000 US DOLLARS DAILY, YOU URGE
TO RESEND YOUR CURRENT INFORMATION SUCH AS YOUR PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS
AND FULL NAME IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID DELAY.

Your name...................
Country.....................
Phone no....................
Address/city................
Age/sex.....................

BELOW ARE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO SEND THE $39 US DOLLARS OK,

RECEIVER NAME.......... PETER EKWEALOR
CITY.........................COTONOU
COUNTRY.................BENIN REPUBLIC
QUESTION...............WHAT COLOR
ANSWER..................GREEN
AMOUNT..................$39
MTCN............

Reply To This Email Address Here ;


SINCERELY,
MR.NELSON UBA
+229-99-22-45-23
www.westernunion.com
Western Union Payments
Western Union
Welcome to Western Union
Send Money

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