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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 MONEY TRANSFER <sedebajaverapaz@diaco.gob.gt>
Reply-To: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <wu9204853@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 05:45:55 -0600 (CST)
Subject: PAYMENT INFO....





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How are you today.
The below payment has been awarded to you by the Nigeria Government/World
Bank to compensate you on the past experience had with the Nigeria
scammers.
I write to inform you that we have already sent you 5,000.00 through
Western Union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full
compensation payment total sum of Five Hundred Thousand Euros
(EUR) 500,000.00 via Western Union by the Government.
I have on a good authority email you the MTCN and sender's details to
enable you pick up the first 5,000.00,EUR and confirm receipt to us so as
to enable us wire the next EUR5,000.00 by tomorrow and subsequent ones
since we can only send EUR5,000.00 a day.

Please pick up this information and get to any western union in your
country to pick up the 5,000.00 EUR and email the Western Union outlets in
charge of the payment so that they could send you another payment
tomorrow.

Western Union contact information:
Manager: Mr. Akwete Ponswa
Email: wu9204853@gmail.com
Call or Email them once you picked up the 5,000.00 EUR today, if there is
any problem with them paying you make sure to contact this Western Union
outlet with the information given to you Below.

Below is the western union information for pick up:
MTCN: 217-591-6074
Sender's Name: Raymond Gore
Question: Colour
Answer: Pink
Amount: 5,000.00 EUR

They will be expecting your call once you pick up 5,000.00 EUR.
Warmest Regards,
Akwete Ponswa,
Outlet Manager.


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