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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: "Dr. Aguleri Moor" <"FDRS."@image.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Aguleri Moor" <western.union889@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 00:52:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N):9929506889

Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N):9929506889

Good day

Information reaching us from our corporate headquarters now, states that you only have 48hours to effect payment for the activation of your

MTCN to enable you cash up your first $5000,00 from your total (fund) since you are finding it difficult to make this payment we have

decided that you are to go ahead and pay whatever you have for the activation fee As From $52 Above since you are not able to come up with

the required sum, time is of the essence here. You are to pay what ever you have for the activation fee Like $52 or To Up; we will

activate your MTCN upon receipt of this payment. here is the payment
for the $5000:00 usd with the name of our Assistant Accountant officer but you can not pick it up because the chairman of the western union

say that before you pick that money you must pay any amount you have at hand out of listed Amount bellow, $52, $76, or $94 Any one you have

there Send it Through Western Union, Remember that you can not pick it up the money due to it is ontold and you can also Tracking it
right now with our website

https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?

country=BJ) before you going to western union to send the transfer charge of any Amount you have at hand out of listed Fees, Track Your MTCN

Number Through Western union Web Site In Bracket/


https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?

country=BJ)
Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N):9929506889

MTCN : 9929506889
Sender’s Fist name: Billy
Sender’s Last Name: Wilkins
Amount: $5000.00 USD

Be informed that you will have to pay the balance sum of your activation upon cashing up of your first $5000:00 USD, also I am using this

medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance sum will leave us with no option but to deactivate your MTCN of which you will and can

never cash up the balance sum I want you to send the renewing and transfer fee with the information bellow.

So use this name and Address of our Accountant officer to send any Amount you have at hand out of listed amount bellow Through western Union

Or Money Gram,


1.receiver name:.. MADUKA PETER CHUKWUMA
2.country:.........Benin republic
3.city :...........port novo
4.test question:....when?
5.test answer:.....Now
6.sender name.......
7.Send us Amount You sent....,
8.MTCN............
9.sender country.........
10,sender name...........


send us the MTCN number immediately you send the money and immediately we confirm the transfer fee we will send you the first receipt of

your $5000:00 today and not tomorrow

With best Regards,

Contact this email address;(western.union889@hotmail.com)

Dr. Aguleri Moor
Telephone.+22999289283
from western union
office Benin republic for your payment

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