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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: igors@gcn.ua
Reply-To: westernunionheadoffice1995@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:30:37 -0800
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary

Western Union Money Transfer
EMS Post Office Agent Location
Agata Benin Republic

Dear Customer ,

Your details have been verified and your fund has been transferred, the
transfer value is $5000.00 but you will have to pay the service fee
before we authorized your pick up immediately. This batch payment of
$5000.00 will be carried out in an interval of three weeks until your
total fund of $750,000,00 is transferred completely.

Below is the details of your transfer Available for pick up by you

Click here to Track website
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=TW

Money Transfer Control Number: 586 421 5119
Transfer Status: Available
Sender's Name: Udu Udobi
Amount Transferred: $5000

Please note that the above transaction has not been authorized for pick
up, the reason why you cannot pick up your fund right now is because the
service fee has not been forwarded to us which is the only fee that is
putting your fund on hold, as soon as we receive the service fee your
fund will be authorized and will be available for pick up at any western
union agent location in your state.*

Service fee covers the cost of services rendered when administering &
maintaining a third-party transaction to a beneficiary that is not
living within the country which the fund is being deposited, service fee
is usually (0.4%) of the transferable funds.

The reason why the service fee cannot be deducted from your fund is
because your fund has been insured by the depositor, this is in
accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national monetary act as adopted
in 1999 and amended on 3rd July 2004 by the constitutional assembly.
This is to protect beneficiary and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

The service fee is 0.5% of $750,000,00 which is $185 plus Value Added
Tax (VAT) of $5.50c. The service fee should be forwarded to our Account
Officer stated below;

Receiver Name: EUdu Udobi
Country : Benin Republic
City : Cotonou
Text Question: In God
Text Answer: We Trust
Amount: $185

Send the following details alongside with a scanned copy of your payment
slip via e-mail to us for prompt clearance:
Sender's name:.......................
Sender's Address:...................... .
Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN):....................... .........

If you have questions or need assistance, our team is here to help. You
can send us an email.

Best Regards,.
Austin William

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