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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: "Mrs. Vivian Douglas" <"www."@sirius.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Vivian Douglas" <ja7437645@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:01:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I am Writing To You About Your $7.5 Million United States Dollars
In My Custody.

Dear Customer

This is to inform you that the Western Union Global Organization has compensated you with $7.5 Million U.S. Dollars to you as a scam victim found in the list of scam victims. We, the Western Union, Porto-Novo - Benin are ready to start sending the payments to you. And you will be receiving $5,000 U.S. Dollars twice every day through Western Union, Money Gram or RIA, depending on your choice, until your $7.5 Million U.S. Dollars are completely sent to you. These payments will be sent to your country in the form of Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN), MG reference numbers. The payment information will be sent to you for 'pick up' immediately after each transfer. We have everything in order and the transfer will begin as soon as you fulfill all the requirements.

Please, fill your information as listed below as you respond to this message:

Receiver's name.
Receiver's country & city.
Receiver's residence address.
Receiver's phone number.
Receiver's question & answer.

It is according to our policy that you as the intended recipient of these compensation funds of $7.5 Million U.S. Dollars should pay $277 U.S. Dollars to obtain an Ownership Certificate on your behalf from the Federal High Court of Justice of Benin before we start sending the payments to you. This document is very important because it will certify that you are truly and rightfully the owner of the funds in question, in case you are asked to show what makes you the owner of the fund you are receiving.

Please send the money through Western Union or Money Gram to the name of our Accountant, Johnny Dubem. The payment information is below:

Receiver's name: Johnny Dubem
Country: Benin Republic
Location: Porto-Novo - Benin
City: Porto-Novo
Test Question: honest
Answer: truth

After making the needed payment of $277 U.S. Dollars through Western Union or Money Gram, you should attach and send the payment copy to us through email. Within 24hrs we receive the payment fee we will transfer your first payments - $5000 United States Dollars, and the subsequent payments which will be sent daily. (In any case, we are willing too to send the funds to you through any other means of your chosen such as, bank wire transfer, ATM card, certified bank check, bank draft, consignment box delivery).

Send your reply only to: ja7437645@gmail.com or viviandouglas41@yahoo.com.

We are waiting for your positive response.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Vivian Douglas,
Director of Western Union, Porto-Novo - Benin.
I am Writing To You About Your $7.5 Million United States Dollars In My Custody.

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