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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: western union <customer04@tim.it>
Reply-To: director.williamsedward@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:45:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Good morning

Attn My Dear

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of world,
the United Nation have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$4.5m (Four
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) This includes all foreign
contractors that may have not received their contract and sum people that have
had an unfinished transaction or international business that failed due to
scammed victim.

This is to inform you that your $4.5m USD will be send to you via Western Union
transfer. The total amount mentioned above is with Western Union, Note you will
be receiving $5,000.00 every day until your total money have been completely
transfer to you.Call Mr. Williams Edward: Tel: +229 9994 0021 now and ask him
to give you REFERENCE NUMBER and every other information you need to pick up
your $5,000 today. Here is what he may require from you.

Your Receiver Name.
Your Country.....
Tel;.......
Age.......
Address............
text Question.....
Answer..........

Feel free to contact Western Union transfer and You are advised to contact Mr.
Williams Edward: of Western Union transfer Benin Republic as he is our
representative in Benin Republic, contact him immediately for your compensation
payment of $4.5m he will send it to you immediately.

We have concluded our effect to your payment through Western Union transfer
$5000.00 daily until the ($4.5m) is completely transferred.So you advice to
contact our Agent office in Benin with bellow information.

Western Union Agent; Mr. Williams Edward
E-mail( director.williamsedward@outlook.com )
Tel: +229 9994 0021.



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