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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 <lazzy@t-online.hu>
Reply-To: western.u47@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:00:07 +0200
Subject: Dear Customer. good day


WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER URGENT
FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
Welcome to Western Union®Send Money Worldwide
www.westernunion.com

Dear Customer. good day

This is to inform you that the America Embassy here in benin in
conjunction with Global Economic Recovery programs (GERP) USA and
Economic Community of West-African States has instructed to transfer
the sum of $1,500,000.00( ONE Million FIVE hundred ) compensating all
the SCAM VICTIMS and your email was found as one of the THREE VICTIMS
TO COMPENSATE , By America security leading team and America
representative officers so for your information the maximum amount you
will be receiving starting from today is $5000 USD in Seven(7)
different payments in a day till your total funds of $1,500,000.00 is
complete transferred to you and we have been instructed to send you
the first payment of $5000 USD today through our payment system.

You are to contact Western Union for your payment of USD$1,500.000.00
USD with the below information’s.

FULL NAME
CONTACT ADDRESS
DIRECT PHONE/CELL NUMBER for easy communication)

Send the above listed information’s to the Fund Verification
Department Office on the information below:

Contact Person: Mr. peter campbell  ..............email us here
:western.u47@yahoo.com

PHONE :+(406) 272-2947

As soon as this information is received and you have complied with the
requirements of payment of the western union charges your payment will
be made to your nominated bank account or at the counter directly from
The Western Union Transferring Bank.While emailing kindly use
reference number 859.560.332 for our mutual convenience.I will advise
that you to email Mr. mark henry on receipt of this mail to facilitate
your transfer.

Best Regards

Mrs.Abella Édith

Western Union Money Transfer®
Western Union® welcoming you to our World
Send and Receive Money Worldwide.

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