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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: "REV Christian Walker " <"www."@yacht.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "REV Christian Walker " <union.western117@yahoo.in>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2017 00:49:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION MY DEAR PAYMENT OF ($5000.00USD


THIS WESTERN UNION TRANSFER UBA BANK UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA 
From The Desk Of The Money Gram ® Cash Transfer
Department Office Address: No 950605 Pennsylvania
Office phone +229-98 991701
Avenue, Buck Run RD Sister sville East Virginia Benin

ATTENTION MY DEAR PAYMENT OF ($5000.00USD

GOOD MORNING PLEASE WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR NOT GETTING BACK TO YOU  THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FINANCE BENIN REPUBLIC HAVE INSTRUTURE ALL  THE  UBA BANK  OF AFRICA BENIN REPUBLIC TO TRANSFER ALL OVER DUE FUND TO ALL THE FOREIGN COMPANSATION. PLEASE MY  DEAR  WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE PAST THROUGH IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS FUND IN  THE PAST YEARS DUE TO THE CHARACTERS OF THOSE WHO WORKS.

FOR THIS BANK FOR SOME YEARS AGO, NOW THE UBA BANK HAVE RETIRED THOSE OLD WORKS SO PLEASE TRY TO BEAR WITH US SO THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR MONEY THROUGH MONEY GRAM OFICE AND I AM ASSURING YOU THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPERIENCE WHAT YOU HAVE PAST THROUGH AGAIN. SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE THE REQUIRE FEE SO GO AND SEND ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU HAVE AT HAND START FROM $49 TO $50.00 SO THAT WE WILL ACTIVATE YOUR MTCN AND SEND IT TO YOU TODAY, UPON RECEIPT OF THIS PAYMENT, I WILL GUARANTEE YOU  100% SURE THAT YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF YOUR

FUND WITHIN 1HOURS 30 MINTS AFTER PICKING UP THE MONEY FROM YOU, AND I AM ASSURING YOU NOW THAT YOU WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED AFTER SENDING THE LAST FEE WHICH IS ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU HAVE AT HAND  .REMEMBER THAT ANY DELAY IS ON YOUR HAND NOW AND DON'T BLAME ANYBODY HERE IF YOU LOOSE YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE IS YOUR DUTY TO BE FAST AND START TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY.

SEND THE MONEY SOONEST FOR YOUR TRANSFER TO BEGINS IN TRANSFERRING TO YOU FOR YOUR TOTAL FUNDS OF($5.5 Million USD) TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.I REPEAT MY VOW AGAIN, ONCE YOU SEND THIS FEE DEFINITELY YOUR PAYMENT MUST  BE DONE TO YOU AND NOTHING MORE WILL BE REQUEST FROM YOU. NO ADDITIONAL FEE AGAIN TO AVOID MISTAKE IN SENDING YOUR DAILY PAYMENTS TO YOU, I SUGGEST YOU RECONFIRM YOUR FULL RECEIVING DETAILS INFORMATION UPON CONFIRMING THE MTCN AND SENDER NAME OF THE FEE TO ENABLE YOU GET YOUR $5000.00USD , TODAY AND REMEMBER IF YOU MISS THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THAT MEANS IT WILL BE VERY HARD FOR YOU TO GET THIS MONEY AGAIN.BECAUSE THIS IS BONUS FOR THE ENDING OF THE YEAR.

THIS FUND AGAIN, SO PLEASE KINDLY GO AHEADY AND SEND WHAT AMOUNT YOU HAVE WITH YOU NOW BETWEEN $39 AND $40 TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND SO I WANT YOU TO SEND THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE AT HAND WITH THIS INFORMATION BELLOW WHERE TO SEND THIS MONEY VIA MONEY GRAM OFFICE . AND UPDATE US AMOUNT THAT YOU SEND AND THE MTCN. SEND THE PAYMENT
============================== ============================== ==
1.RECEIVER NAME ... EMMA MEZE
2. COUNTRY ... BENIN REPUBLIC.
3. CITY ... COTONOU.
4 ... TEST QUESTION .. HONEST
5. ANSWER ... TRUST.
6. AMOUNT .... AS FROM $49 TO $50.00
SO RUSH TO WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM NOW AND SEND ANY MONEY THAT YOU
HAVE AT HAND NOW, CALL ME ON THIS LINE AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE MONEY.
============================== ============================== ==
Best Regards
REV Christian Walker
+229-98 991 701
WESTERN UNION General Manager
Foreign Remittance Benin   
Email) union.western117@yahoo.in
THIS WESTERN UNION TRANSFER UBA BANK
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

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