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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: "wut@workmail.com" <"wut."@ark.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "wut@workmail.com" <wut@workmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 01:38:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION NOW

Hello

We are here to notify you that the sum of US$2,800,000.00 was generated and
awarded to you by the Republic of Benin , West Africa commission and the
Western Union Foundation as one of the customers who uses Western Union in
their business transaction.

This award was been selected through the internet, where your e-mail address
was indicated and notified.The Western Union Foundation and the Republic of
Benin commission collects all the email addresses of the people that are
active online,among the millions of our customers who use Western Union in
their business transactions. Four people are selected yearly to benefit from
this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

Therefore,be informed that we have already sent you $4,500 U.S.Dollars
through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full
payment total sum of US$2,800,000.00 U.S.Dollars via western union.

We tried several times to reach you through phone and give you the payment
information through phone but all our effort were to no avail. Now,The first
$4,500 US. Dollars has already been sent to you today. As We have concluded
to effect your payment through western union.You will be picking up $4,500
daily until the $2,800.000.00 is completed.

So,contact the Western union Agent: Mr. Vincent Rex. His Tel: +229-6293-5204
E-mail: (wut@workmail.com ) Tell him to give you the MTCN number ,Sender
name,text Question and answer to pick up your first payment of $4,500.Dollar.
You will pay him $110 dollars for the processing of the payment before he will
give you the information to pick up your first payment of $4,500.dollar.

You can also ask him to send to you a proof, the ownership certificate of the
Funds. It is for you to be sure that the funds belong to you.

Make sure you send the following information to the western union office to
enable them verify and be sure that you are the real beneficiary:

Your Full name:
Home Address:
City:
Country:
Phone number:
Occupation:
Age:

The only money you will pay to the Western Union office is $110 dollars and he
will release the MTCN number ,Sender name,text Question and answer to you to
pick up your first payment.As beneficiary will be required to pay for the
Processing of the payment before the release of the full payment
information.Please Bear this in mind before forwarding your information to him.

Please,contact Mr.Vincent Rex of the western Union office now so that he will
issue to you the full payment information after you might have paid the $110
dollars for the processing of the payment.Again,the below is his email address
(wut@workmail.com ).

Yours Faithfully,
Samie Yves
Awards Coordinator Republic of Benin Commission/WEST AFRICA AND Western Union
Foundation

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