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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: FRANK BEN <www.@topaz.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: FRANK BEN <unionwestern96@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 19:24:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN; BENEFICIARY;

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
BRANCH: PLOT 117 JEAN PAUL AVENUE
COTONOU - BENIN REPUBLIC
The Director, Western Union Dept, Mr. Jude Kante.


ATTN; BENEFICIARY;

Information reaching us from our corporate headquarters here in Porto
- Novo, the capital state of Benin Republic, states that you only have
48hours to effect your
Payment for the updating of your MTCN:#851-871-8326 to enable you cash
up your first $6000 from your total fund of ( Nine hundred and seventy
thousand united state
dollars ) since you are finding it difficult to make this payment we
have decided that you are to go ahead and pay whatever you have out of
the required fee since you
Are not able to come up with the total charge, but mind you, no amount
below $53 will be accepted so we expect you to pay whatever amount
from $53 and above. You are
To pay what ever you have and we will activate your mtcn# number upon
receipt of this payment.

Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N):: 8518718326
Sender's First Name: Elex
Sender's Last Name: Ejike
MTCN:#851-871-8326 (Track the MTCN by visiting
https:// wumt. westernunion .com/asp/orderStatus. asp?country=global)

Be informed that you will have to pay the balance fee upon cashing up
your first $6000 also I am using this medium to inform you that
failure to pay the balance charge
Will leave us with no option but to deactivate your transfers, of
which you can never cash up the daily payments,
I want you to send the updating and activation fee with the information bellow.

Receiver Name: ANDY MIKE
Country: Benin Republic
City: Cotonou
Senders Name:
Mtcn.......
AMOUNT SENT:......?

Please any amounts you send let us know but remember what so ever
amount below $53 will not be accepted. You can send us the payment
information immediately you send
The money, immediately we confirm the activation fee we will send you
the first receipt of your $6000 at the same day.

In addition to this, we have decided to compensate our entire client
due to their inability to pay the requested fee from the authorities,
the compensation started
This morning and it will end on 31st of March 2018 by reducing the
high cost to low amount.
As the matter of fact, the transferring fee and all cost requested
from the authorities has been cut down to any amount as you can afford
and that is only money you
Have to pay to receive your payment because the transferring of your
funds were approved and signed as well and we do contacted you today
for your immediate attention
Over it,

Note that anything that has the beginning is also has the end in that
case, first come first serve, Western Union Money Transfer Service
Office.
You are entitled to receive your payment today if you do send the
money today as well. And please use this code number :( 001) to
indicate this very office the code is
Given to you and used as the subject of the message to you. Any
message you receive claiming to have any transfer for you without this
very identifying code, beware
The mail is not from us and we don't mind if you forward this to us
for more verifications.
We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable this
department to release your payment immediately, looking forward for
your anticipated response.

Congratulation!!!
Waiting for your urgent respond in this regard

Best Regard
Mr FRANK BEN
Western Union Management
Bank BGFI Plc

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